Positive Definite, Hermitian Matrix (Linear System)

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Description

In this case, we restrict $A$ to be positive definite and hermitian (or symmetric, if $A$ is real-valued).

Related Problems

Generalizations: General Linear System

Related: Sparse Linear System, Non-Definite, Symmetric Matrix, Toeplitz Matrix, Vandermonde Matrix

Parameters

n: number of variables and number of equations

m: number of nonzero entries in matrix

k: ratio between largest and smallest eigenvalues

Table of Algorithms

Name Year Time Space Approximation Factor Model Reference
Gaussian-Jordan Elimination -150 $O(n^{3})$ $O(n^{2})$ Exact Deterministic
Cholesky 1940 $O(n^{3})$ $O(n^{2})$ Exact Deterministic

Time Complexity Graph

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Space Complexity Graph

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Space-Time Tradeoff Improvements

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