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Creating an Epetra_CrsMatrix

This file first gives an example of how to create an Epetra_CrsMatrix object, then it details the supported matrices and gives a list of required parameters.

Given an already created Epetra_Map, Galeri can construct an Epetra_CrsMatrix object that has this Map as RowMatrixRowMap(). A simple example is as follows. Let Map be an already created Epetra_Map* object; then, a diagonal matrix with $a = 2.0$ on the diagonal can be created using the instructions

#include "Galeri_CrsMatrices.h"
using namespace Galeri;
...
string MatrixType = "Diag";
List.set("a", 2.0);
Epetra_CrsMatrix* Matrix = CreateCrsMatrix(MatrixType, Map, List);

More interesting matrices can be easily created. For example, a 2D biharmonic operator can be created like this:

List.set("nx", 10);
List.set("ny", 10);
Epetra_CrsMatrix* Matrix = Galeri.Create("Biharmonic2D", Map, List);

For matrices arising from 2D discretizations on Cartesian grids, it is possible to visualize the computational stencil at a given grid point by using function PrintStencil2D, defined in the Galeri namespace:

#include "Galeri_Utils.h"
using namespace Galeri;
...
// Matrix is an already created Epetra_CrsMatrix* object
// and nx and ny the number of nodes along the X-axis and Y-axis, 
// respectively.
PrintStencil2D(Matrix, nx, ny);

The output is:

2D computational stencil at GID 12 (grid is 5 x 5)

        0          0          1          0          0
        0          2         -8          2          0
        1         -8         20         -8          1
        0          2         -8          2          0
        0          0          1          0          0

To present the list of supported matrices we adopt the following symbols:

  • MATLAB: please refer to the MATLAB documentation for more details on the properties of this matrix;
  • DENSE: the matrix is dense (but still stored as Epetra_CrsMatrix);
  • MAP: the number of elements and its distribution are determined from the input map;
  • MAP2D: the input map has been created by CreateMap(), using MapType = Cartesian2D. The values of nx and ny are still available in the input list;
  • MAP3D: the input map has been created by CreateMap(), using MapType = Cartesian3D. The values of nx, ny and nz are still available in the input list;
  • SER: the matrix can be obtained in serial environments only;
  • PAR: the matrix can be obtained in parallel (and serial) environments.
  • The symbol $A_{i,j}$ indicates the $(i,j)$ matrix of the element in MATLAB notation (that is, starting from 1).

The list of supported matrices is now reported in alphabetical order.

  • BentPipe2D (MAP2D, PAR): Returns a matrix corresponding to the finite-difference discretization of the problem

    \[ - \epsilon \Delta u + (v_x,v_y) \cdot \nabla u = f \]

    on the unit square, with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. A standard 5-pt stencil is used to discretize the diffusive term, and a simple upwind stencil is used for the convective term. Here,

    \[ v_x = 2 conv x (x/2 - 1) (1 - 2y), \quad \quad \quad v_y =-4 conv y (y - 1) (1 - x) \]

    The value of $\epsilon$ can be specified using diff, and that of $V$ using conv. The default values are diff=1e-5, conv=1.
  • BigCross2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the following stencil:

    \[ \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccccc} & & ee & & \\ & & e & & \\ bb & b & a & c & cc \\ & & d & & \\ & & dd & & \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The default values are those given by Laplace2DFourthOrder. A non-default value must be set in the input parameter list before creating the matrix. For example, to specify the value of $ee$, one should do
      List.set("ee", 12.0);
      Matrix = Galeri.Create("BigCross2D", Map, List);
  • BigStar2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the stencil

    \[ \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccccc} & & ee & & \\ & z3 & e & z4 & \\ bb & b & a & c & cc \\ & z1 & d & z2 & \\ & & dd & & \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The default values are those given by Biharmonic2D.
  • Biharmonic2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the discrete biharmonic operator,

    \[ \frac{1}{h^4} \; \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccccc} & & 1 & & \\ & 2 & -8 & 2 & \\ 1 & -8 & 20 & -8 & 1 \\ & 2 & -8 & 2 & \\ & & 1 & & \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The formula does not include the $\frac{1}{h^4}$ scaling.
  • Cauchy (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Creates a particular instance of a Cauchy matrix with elements $A_{i,j} = 1/(i+j)$. Explicit formulas are known for the inverse and determinant of a Cauchy matrix. For this particular Cauchy matrix, the determinant is nonzero and the matrix is totally positive.
  • Cross2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix with the same stencil of Laplace2D}, but with arbitrary values. The computational stencil is

    \[ \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccc} & e & \\ b & a & c \\ & d & \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The default values are

      List.set("a", 4.0);
      List.set("b", -1.0);
      List.set("c", -1.0);
      List.set("d", -1.0);
      List.set("e", -1.0);

    For example, to approximate the 2D Helmhotlz equation

    \[ - \nabla u - \sigma u = f \quad \quad (\sigma \geq 0) \]

    with the standard 5-pt discretization stencil

    \[ \frac{1}{h^2} \; \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccc} & -1 & \\ -1 & $4 -\sigma h^2$ & -1 \\ & -1 & \\ \end{tabular} \right] \]

    and $\sigma = 0.1, h = 1/nx$, one can set

      List.set("a", 4 - 0.1 * h * h);
      List.set("b", -1.0);
      List.set("c", -1.0);
      List.set("d", -1.0);
      List.set("e", -1.0);

    The factor $\frac{1}{h^2}$ can be considered by scaling the input parameters.

  • Cross3D (MAP3D, PAR): Similar to the Cross2D case. The matrix stencil correspond to that of a 3D Laplace operator on a structured 3D grid. On a given x-y plane, the stencil is as in Laplace2D. The value on the plane below is set using f, the value on the plane above with g.
  • Diag (MAP, PAR): Creates $ a I$, where $I$ is the identity matrix of size n. The default value is
      List.set("a", 1.0);
  • Fiedler (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Creates a matrix whose element are $A_{i,j} = | i - j |$. The matrix is symmetric, and has a dominant positive eigenvalue, and all the other eigenvalues are negative.
  • Hanowa (MAP, MATLAB, PAR): Creates a matrix whose eigenvalues lie on a vertical line in the complex plane. The matrix has the 2x2 block structure (in MATLAB's notation)

    \[ A = \left[ \begin{tabular}{cc} a * eye(n/2) & -diag(1:m) \\ diag(1:m) & a * eye(n/2) \\ \end{tabular} \right]. \]

    The complex eigenvalues are of the form a $k \sqrt{-1}$ and $-k \sqrt{-1}$, for $1 \leq k \leq n/2$. The default value is
    List.set("a", -1.0);
    
  • Hilbert (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): This is a famous example of a badly conditioned matrix. The elements are defined in MATLAB notation as $A_{i,j} = 1/(i+j)$.
  • JordanBlock (MAP, MATLAB, PAR): Creates a Jordan block with eigenvalue lambda. The default value is lambda=0.1;
  • KMS (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Create the $n \times n$ Kac-Murdock-Szego Toepliz matrix such that $A_{i,j} = \rho^{|i-j|}$ (for real $\rho$ only). Default value is $\rho= 0.5$, or can be using rho. The inverse of this matrix is tridiagonal, and the matrix is positive definite if and only if $0 < |\rho| < 1$. The default value is rho=-0.5;
  • Laplace1D (MAP, PAR): Creates the classical tridiagonal matrix with stencil $ [-1, 2, -1] $.
  • Laplace1DNeumann (MAP, PAR): As for Laplace1D, but with Neumann boundary conditioners. The matrix is singular.
  • Laplace2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the stencil of a 2D Laplacian operator on a structured Cartesian grid. The matrix stencil is:

    \[ \frac{1}{h^2} \; \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccc} & -1 & \\ -1 & 4 & -1 \\ & -1 & \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The formula does not include the $\frac{1}{h^2}$ scaling.
  • Laplace2DFourthOrder (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the stencil of a 2D Laplacian operator on a structured Cartesian grid. The matrix stencil is:

    \[ \frac{1}{12 h^2} \; \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccccc} & & 1 & & \\ & & -16 & & \\ 1 & -16 & 60 & -16 & 1 \\ & & -16 & & \\ & & 1 & & \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The formula does not include the $\frac{1}{12h^2}$ scaling.
  • Laplace3D (MAP3D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the stencil of a 3D Laplacian operator on a structured Cartesian grid.
  • Lehmer (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Returns a symmetric positive definite matrix, such that

    \[ A_{i,j} = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{i}{j} & \mbox{ if } j \ge i \\ \frac{j}{i} & \mbox{ otherwise } \\ \end{array} \right. . \]

    This matrix has three properties: is totally nonnegative, the inverse is tridiagonal and explicitly known, The condition number is bounded as $ n \le cond(A) \le 4*n.$
  • Minij (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Returns the symmetric positive definite matrix defined as $A_{i,j} = \min(i,j)$.
  • Ones (MAP, PAR): Returns a matrix with $A_{i,j} = a$. The default value is a=1;
  • Parter (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Creates a matrix $A_{i,j} = 1/(i-j+0.5)$. This matrix is a Cauchy and a Toepliz matrix. Most of the singular values of A are very close to $\pi$.
  • Pei (MAP, MATLAB, DENSE, PAR): Creates the matrix

    \[ A_{i,j} = \left\{ \begin{array}{cc} \alpha + 1 & \mbox{ if } i \neq j \\ 1 & \mbox{ if } i = j. \end{array} \right. . \]

    This matrix is singular for $\alpha = 0$ or $-n$. The default value for $\alpha$ is 1.0.
  • Recirc2D (MAP2D, PAR): Returns a matrix corresponding to the finite-difference discretization of the problem

    \[ - \epsilon \Delta u + (v_x,v_y) \cdot \nabla u = f \]

    on the unit square, with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. A standard 5-pt stencil is used to discretize the diffusive term, and a simple upwind stencil is used for the convective term. Here,

    \[ v_x = conv \cdot 4 x (x - 1) (1 - 2y), \quad \quad \quad v_y = -conv \cdot 4 y (y - 1) (1 - 2x) \]

    The value of $\epsilon$ can be specified using diff, and that of $V$ using conv. The default values are diff=1e-5, conv=1.
  • Ris (MAP, MATLAB, PAR): Returns a symmetric Hankel matrix with elements $A_{i,j} = 0.5/(n-i-j+1.5)$, where $n$ is problem size. The eigenvalues of A cluster around $-\pi/2$ and $\pi/2$.
  • Star2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix with the 9-point stencil:

    \[ \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccc} z3 & e & z4 \\ b & a & c \\ z1 & d & z2 \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The default values are
      List.set("a", 8.0);
      List.set("b", -1.0);
      List.set("c", -1.0);
      List.set("d", -1.0);
      List.set("e", -1.0);
      List.set("z1", -1.0);
      List.set("z2", -1.0);
      List.set("z3", -1.0);
      List.set("z4", -1.0);
  • Stretched2D (MAP2D, PAR): Creates a matrix corresponding to the following stencil:

    \[ \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccc} -1.0 & $-4.0 + \epsilon$ & -1.0 \\ $2.0 - \epsilon$ & 8.0 & $2.0 - \epsilon$ \\ -1.0 & $-4.0 + \epsilon$ & -1.0 \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    This matrix corresponds to a 2D discretization of a Laplace operator using bilinear elements on a stretched grid. The default value is epsilon=0.1;
  • Tridiag (MAP, PAR): Creates a tridiagonal matrix with stencil

    \[ \left[ \begin{tabular}{ccc} b & a & c \\ \end{tabular} \right] . \]

    The default values are
      List.set("a", 2.0);
      List.set("b", -1.0);
      List.set("c", -1.0);
  • UniFlow2D (MAP2D, PAR): Returns a matrix corresponding to the finite-difference discretization of the problem

    \[ - \epsilon \Delta u + (v_x,v_y) \cdot \nabla u = f \]

    on the unit square, with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. A standard 5-pt stencil is used to discretize the diffusive term, and a simple upwind stencil is used for the convective term. Here,

    \[ v_x = cos(\alpha) V, \quad \quad \quad v_y = sin(\alpha) V \]

    that corresponds to an unidirectional 2D flow. The default values are
        List.set("alpha", .0);
        List.set("diff", 1e-5);
        List.set("conv", 1.0);