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<h3 class="section">18.1 Techniques Used for Linear Algebra</h3>
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<p>Octave includes a polymorphic solver that selects an appropriate matrix
factorization depending on the properties of the matrix itself.
Generally, the cost of determining the matrix type is small relative to
the cost of factorizing the matrix itself. In any case the matrix type
is cached once it is calculated so that it is not re-determined each
time it is used in a linear equation.
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<p>The selection tree for how the linear equation is solved or a matrix
inverse is formed is given by:
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<li> If the matrix is upper or lower triangular sparse use a forward or
backward substitution using the <small>LAPACK</small> xTRTRS function, and goto 4.
</li><li> If the matrix is square, Hermitian with a real positive diagonal,
attempt Cholesky factorization using the <small>LAPACK</small> xPOTRF function.
</li><li> If the Cholesky factorization failed or the matrix is not
Hermitian with a real positive diagonal, and the matrix is square, factorize
using the <small>LAPACK</small> xGETRF function.
</li><li> If the matrix is not square, or any of the previous solvers flags
a singular or near singular matrix, find a least squares solution using
the <small>LAPACK</small> xGELSD function.
</li></ol>
<p>The user can force the type of the matrix with the <code>matrix_type</code>
function. This overcomes the cost of discovering the type of the matrix.
However, it should be noted that identifying the type of the matrix incorrectly
will lead to unpredictable results, and so <code>matrix_type</code> should be
used with care.
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<p>It should be noted that the test for whether a matrix is a candidate for
Cholesky factorization, performed above, and by the <code>matrix_type</code>
function, does not make certain that the matrix is
Hermitian. However, the attempt to factorize the matrix will quickly
detect a non-Hermitian matrix.
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