G.W. Stewart: Selected Works with Commentaries / Edition 1

by Misha E. Kilmer, Dianne P. O'Leary

Overview

Published in honor of his 70th birthday, this volume explores and celebrates the work of G.W. (Pete) Stewart, a world-renowned expert in computational linear algebra. It is widely accepted that Stewart is the successor to James Wilkinson, the first giant in the field, taking up the perturbation theory research that Wilkinson so ably began and using it as a foundation for algorithmic insights. Stewart’s results in many areas of computational linear algebra broke new ground and are still widely used in an increasing number of applications. Stewart’s papers, widely cited, are characterized by elegance in theorems and algorithms and clear, concise, and beautiful exposition. His six popular textbooks are excellent sources of knowledge and history. Stewart is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has received numerous additional honors, including the Bauer Prize. This volume includes: forty-four of Stewart's most influential research papers in two subject areas: matrix algorithms, and rounding and perturbation theory; a biography of Stewart; a complete list of his publications, students, and honors; selected photographs; and commentaries on his works in collaboration with leading experts in the field. G.W. Stewart: Selected Works with Commentaries will appeal to graduate students, practitioners, and researchers in computational linear algebra and the history of mathematics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817649678
Publisher:	Birkhäuser Boston
Publication date:	08/02/2010
Series:	Contemporary Mathematicians
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	729
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.06(d)

Table of Contents

G. W. Stewart.- Biography of G. W. Stewart.- Publications, Honors, and Students.- Commentaries.- to the Commentaries.- Matrix Decompositions: Linpack and Beyond.- Updating and Downdating Matrix Decompositions.- Least Squares, Projections, and Pseudoinverses.- The Eigenproblem and Invariant Subspaces: Perturbation Theory.- The SVD, Eigenproblem, and Invariant Subspaces: Algorithms.- The Generalized Eigenproblem.- Krylov Subspace Methods for the Eigenproblem.- Other Contributions.- Reprints.- Papers on Matrix Decompositions.- Papers on Updating and Downdating Matrix Decompositions.- Papers on Least Squares, Projections, and Generalized Inverses.- Papers on the Eigenproblem and Invariant Subspaces: Perturbation Theory.- Papers on the SVD, Eigenproblem and Invariant Subspaces: Algorithms.- Papers on the Generalized Eigenproblem.- Papers on Krylov Subspace Methods for the Eigenproblem.