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This work studies the eigenproblem of large, sparse and symmetric matrices through algorithms implemented in distributed memory multiprocessor architectures. The implemented parallel algorithm operates in three stages: structuring input matrix (Lanczos Method), computing eigenvalues (Sturm Sequence) and computing eigenvectors (Inverse Iteration). Parallel implementation has been carried out using a SPMD programming model and the PVM standard library. Algorithms have been tested in a multiprocessor system Cray T3E. Speed-up, load balance, cache faults and profile are discussed. From this study, it follows that for large input matrices our parallel implementations perceptibly improve the management of the memory hierarchy.
This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Spain (CICYT TIC96-1125-C03-03)
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Garzón, E.M., García, I. (1999). A Parallel Implementation of the Eigenproblem for Large, Symmetric and Sparse Matrices. In: Dongarra, J., Luque, E., Margalef, T. (eds) Recent Advances in Parallel Virtual Machine and Message Passing Interface. EuroPVM/MPI 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1697. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48158-3_47
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