# Stability analysis of algorithms for solving confluent Vandermonde-like systems

@article{Higham1990StabilityAO,
title={Stability analysis of algorithms for solving confluent Vandermonde-like systems},
author={Nicholas John Higham},
journal={SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications},
year={1990},
volume={11},
pages={23-41}
}
• N. Higham
• Published 1990
• Mathematics
• SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications
A confluent Vandermonde-like matrix $P(\alpha _0 ,\alpha _1 , \cdots ,\alpha _n )$ is a generalisation of the confluent Vandermonde matrix in which the monomials are replaced by arbitrary polynomials. For the case where the polynomials satisfy a three-term recurrence relation algorithms for solving the systems $Px = b$ and $P^T a = f$ in $O(n^2 )$ operations are derived. Forward and backward error analyses that provide bounds for the relative error and the residual of the computed solution are… Expand

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