3 Papers

NAJul 8, 2008
Componentwise condition numbers of random sparse matrices

Dennis Cheung, Felipe Cucker

We prove an O(log n) bound for the expected value of the logarithm of the componentwise (and, a fortiori, the mixed) condition number of a random sparse n x n matrix. As a consequence, small bounds on the average loss of accuracy for triangular linear systems follow.

NAFeb 25, 2013
Smoothed analysis of componentwise condition numbers for sparse matrices

Dennis Cheung, Felipe Cucker

We perform a smoothed analysis of the componentwise condition numbers for determinant computation, matrix inversion, and linear equations solving for sparse n times n matrices. The bounds we obtain for the ex- pectations of the logarithm of these condition numbers are, in all three cases, of the order O(log n). As a consequence, small bounds on the smoothed loss of accuracy for triangular linear systems follow.

NADec 25, 2008
Stochastic Vs Worst-case Condition Numbers

Dennis Cheung, Lisa H. Y. Zhou

We compare Stochastic and Worst-case condition numbers and loss of precision for general computational problems. We show an upper bound for the ratio of Worst-case condition number to the Stochastic condition number of order O(sqrt m). We show an upper bound for the difference between the Worst-case loss of precision and the Stochastic loss of precision of order O(ln m). The results hold if the perturbations are measured norm-wise or componentwise.