May 18 – 22, 2026
Virginia Tech
America/New_York timezone

On linear matrix equations and the Akhiezer iteration

May 18, 2026, 5:00 PM
25m
Torgersen Hall 1020

Torgersen Hall 1020

Minisymposium Talk Numerical Linear Algebra Tools for Model Order Reduction Numerical Linear Algebra Tools for Model Order Reduction

Speaker

Cade Ballew (University of Washington)

Description

The Akhiezer iteration is a new iterative method for solving indefinite linear systems and computing matrix functions. The iteration uses orthogonal polynomial recurrence coefficients to efficiently compute the action of a matrix polynomial to a vector without computing inner products. It features an a priori computable convergence rate and is often faster in practice than standard Krylov subspace methods.

We present extensions of the Akhiezer iteration to large-scale linear matrix equations, such as the Sylvester equation $AX+XB=C$, arising from model order reduction problems.

Author

Cade Ballew (University of Washington)

Co-authors

Prof. Heather Wilber (University of Washington) Prof. Thomas Trogdon (University of Washington)

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