[Getdp] Solver parameters

[Christophe Geuzaine]

Michael J. Rivard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone point me to any references that can help me understand what
> all of the solver parameters mean? My current level of computational
> linear algebra is limited to LU factoring and singular value
> decomposition as explained in Numerical Recipes (ISBN 0-521-30811-9).
> 

A good reference is

@book{saad-book-96,
   author =	 "Y. Saad",
   title =	 "Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems",
   publisher =	 PWS,
   year =	 1996
}

To use LU factoring, define "Matrix_Format 2" and "Algorithm 
11" in the solver parameters.

Christophe

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