A Padé approximation method for square roots of symmetric positive definite matrices

SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 833-845

  Lu, Ya Yan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Matrix square root; Pad approximation; Prime fraction form

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039448072     PISSN: 08954798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S089547989731631X     Document Type: Article

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