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Parallel Schwarz Methods: Algebraic Construction of Coarse Problems, Implementation and Testing

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The paper describes domain decomposition methods of the Schwarz type with coarse problems constructed algebraically by aggregation of unknowns. The description includes a new method with no overlap of subdomains and interfaces on the coarse grid. Implementation issues are discussed for all the methods and their comparison is made on a model elasticity problem. Special attention is given to nonsymmetric hybrid preconditioners. A parallel implementation of the additive Schwarz method is tested on a 3D elasticity problem, employing a Beowulf cluster.

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Blaheta, R., Byczanski, P., Jakl, O., Starý, J. (2006). Parallel Schwarz Methods: Algebraic Construction of Coarse Problems, Implementation and Testing. In: Wyrzykowski, R., Dongarra, J., Meyer, N., Waśniewski, J. (eds) Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics. PPAM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3911. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11752578_61

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