Evaluation of the matrix exponential function using finite elements in time

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2008-11-17

arxiv.org/abs/0811.2612v1

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The evaluation of a matrix exponential function is a classic problem of computational linear algebra. Many different methods have been employed for its numerical evaluation [Moler C and van Loan C 1978 SIAM Review 20 4], none of which produce a definitive algorithm which is broadly applicable and sufficiently accurate, as well as being reasonably fast. Herein, we employ a method which evaulates a matrix exponential as the solution to a first-order initial value problem in a fictitious time variable. The new aspect of the present implementation of this method is to use finite elements in the fictitious time variable. [Weatherford C A, Red E, and Wynn A 2002 Journal of Molecular Structure 592 47] Then using an expansion in a properly chosen time basis, we are able to make accurate calculations of the exponential of any given matrix as the solution to a set of simultaneous equations.

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