A Computational Array for the QR-Method
Lennart Johnsson · CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) · 1982
The QR-method is a method for the solution of linear system of equations. The matrix R is upper triangular and Q is a unitary matrix. In equation solving Q is not always computed explicitly. The matrix R can be obtained by applying a sequence of unitary transformations to the matrix defining the system of equations. Householder's method or Given's method can be used to determine unitary transformation matrices. This paper describes a concurrent algorithm and corresponding array for computing the triangular matrix R by Householder transformations. Particular attention is given to issues such as broadcasting and pipelining.