A rank-two divide and conquer method for the symmetric tridiagonal eigenproblem

A rank-two divide and conquer algorithm is developed for calculating the eigensystem of a symmetric tridiagonal matrix. This algorithm is compared to the LAPACK recommended path for this problem and the rank-one divide and conquer algorithm. The timing results on a Sequent Symmetry S81b show that this algorithm has potential as a parallel alternative to the QR algorithm.<
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