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BiCG (BiCGSolver)
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Name

BiCG (BiCGSolver) — Bi-Conjugate Gradient method. An iterative method for non-symmetric matrices.

Synopsis

BiCGSolver(max_iterations,tolerance,preconditioner)

Details

  • Base class: LinearSolverPtr

  • Parameters:

    max_iterations
    maximum number of iterations to perform Type: Integer.
    tolerance
    largest acceptable relative error Type: A real number.
    preconditioner
    Black magic for making the matrix more easily solvable Type: An object of the Preconditioner class.

Description

The BiCGSolver solver implements the preconditioned BiConjugate Gradient method for solving linear matrix equations. The matrix does not have to be symmetric.

BiCG is an iterative method, meaning that it creates an approximate solution and improves it on each iteration. The iteration will cease when the relative error of the solution is less than the given tolerance. The solver will stop and report an error if the tolerance isn't satisfied within max_iterations iterations.

The preconditioner parameter specifies which Preconditioner to use, if any. Preconditioners speed the convergence of iterative methods by replacing the original matrix by something closer to the identity matrix.

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