Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements

The multi-frontal direct solver is the state-of-the-art algorithm for the direct solution of sparse linear systems. This paper provides computational complexity and memory usage estimates for the application of the multi-frontal direct solver algorithm on linear systems resulting from B-spline-based...

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Main Authors: Collier, N., Pardo, D., Paszynski, M., Calo, Victor
Format: Journal Article
Published: - 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57841
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author Collier, N.
Pardo, D.
Paszynski, M.
Calo, Victor
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description The multi-frontal direct solver is the state-of-the-art algorithm for the direct solution of sparse linear systems. This paper provides computational complexity and memory usage estimates for the application of the multi-frontal direct solver algorithm on linear systems resulting from B-spline-based isogeometric finite elements, where the mesh is a structured grid. Specifically we provide the estimates for systems resulting from $C^{p-1}$ polynomial B-spline spaces and compare them to those obtained using $C^0$ spaces.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-578412017-11-20T08:49:16Z Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements Collier, N. Pardo, D. Paszynski, M. Calo, Victor The multi-frontal direct solver is the state-of-the-art algorithm for the direct solution of sparse linear systems. This paper provides computational complexity and memory usage estimates for the application of the multi-frontal direct solver algorithm on linear systems resulting from B-spline-based isogeometric finite elements, where the mesh is a structured grid. Specifically we provide the estimates for systems resulting from $C^{p-1}$ polynomial B-spline spaces and compare them to those obtained using $C^0$ spaces. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57841 - restricted
spellingShingle Collier, N.
Pardo, D.
Paszynski, M.
Calo, Victor
Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
title Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
title_full Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
title_fullStr Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
title_full_unstemmed Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
title_short Computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
title_sort computational complexity and memory usage for multi-frontal direct solvers in structured mesh finite elements
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57841