The complex step method for approximating the Fréchet derivative of matrix functions in automorphism groups

2022/11/04 by Tom Werner, Werner, Tom
Mathematics · #Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.14464/gammas.v4i1.493

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Abstract

We show, that the Complex Step approximation to the Fréchet derivative of matrix functions is applicable to the matrix sign, square root and polar mapping using iterative schemes. While this property was already discovered for the matrix sign using Newtons method, we extend the research to the family of Padé iterations, that allows us to introduce iterative schemes for finding function and derivative values while approximately preserving automorphism group structure.

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