 Matrix Algorithms, Volume IThis book, Basic Decompositions, is the first volume in a projected five-volume series entitled Matrix Algorithms. The other four volumes will treat eigensystems, iterative methods for linear systems, sparse direct methods, and special topics, including fast algorithms for structured matrices.
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