spptrf(3S)

NAME
     SPPTRF - compute the Cholesky factorization of a real symmetric positive
     definite matrix A stored in packed format

SYNOPSIS
     SUBROUTINE SPPTRF( UPLO, N, AP, INFO )

         CHARACTER      UPLO

         INTEGER        INFO, N

         REAL           AP( * )

IMPLEMENTATION
     These routines are part of the SCSL Scientific Library and can be loaded
     using either the -lscs or the -lscs_mp option.  The -lscs_mp option
     directs the linker to use the multi-processor version of the library.

     When linking to SCSL with -lscs or -lscs_mp, the default integer size is
     4 bytes (32 bits). Another version of SCSL is available in which integers
     are 8 bytes (64 bits).  This version allows the user access to larger
     memory sizes and helps when porting legacy Cray codes.  It can be loaded
     by using the -lscs_i8 option or the -lscs_i8_mp option. A program may use
     only one of the two versions; 4-byte integer and 8-byte integer library
     calls cannot be mixed.

PURPOSE
     SPPTRF computes the Cholesky factorization of a real symmetric positive
     definite matrix A stored in packed format. The factorization has the form
        A = U**T * U,  if UPLO = 'U', or
        A = L  * L**T,  if UPLO = 'L',
     where U is an upper triangular matrix and L is lower triangular.


ARGUMENTS
     UPLO    (input) CHARACTER*1
             = 'U':  Upper triangle of A is stored;
             = 'L':  Lower triangle of A is stored.

     N       (input) INTEGER
             The order of the matrix A.  N >= 0.

     AP      (input/output) REAL array, dimension (N*(N+1)/2)
             On entry, the upper or lower triangle of the symmetric matrix A,
             packed columnwise in a linear array.  The j-th column of A is
             stored in the array AP as follows:  if UPLO = 'U', AP(i + (j-
             1)*j/2) = A(i,j) for 1<=i<=j; if UPLO = 'L', AP(i + (j-1)*(2n-
             j)/2) = A(i,j) for j<=i<=n.  See below for further details.

             On exit, if INFO = 0, the triangular factor U or L from the
             Cholesky factorization A = U**T*U or A = L*L**T, in the same
             storage format as A.
     INFO    (output) INTEGER
             = 0:  successful exit
             < 0:  if INFO = -i, the i-th argument had an illegal value
             > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading minor of order i is not positive
             definite, and the factorization could not be completed.

FURTHER DETAILS
     The packed storage scheme is illustrated by the following example when N
     = 4, UPLO = 'U':

     Two-dimensional storage of the symmetric matrix A:

        a11 a12 a13 a14
            a22 a23 a24
                a33 a34     (aij = aji)
                    a44

     Packed storage of the upper triangle of A:

     AP = [ a11, a12, a22, a13, a23, a33, a14, a24, a34, a44 ]


SEE ALSO
     INTRO_LAPACK(3S), INTRO_SCSL(3S)

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