Winterschool on Hierarchical Matrices

Organizer

Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Leipzig

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. W. Hackbusch, Dr. Steffen Börm and Dr. Lars Grasedyck .

Topic

Hierarchical Matrices can be a useful tool for the treatment of integral operators as well as the solution of linear systems arising in the discretisation of elliptic partial differential equations. Moreover, the representation of matrices in the hierarchical matrix format is suitable for the efficient solution of matrix equations.

The aim of this winterschool is to teach the necessary theoretical foundations for hierarchical matrices, but most of all the efficient implementation of the algorithms. The practical realisation on the computer will be done during the exercise courses in the afternoons. Finally, the participants will be introduced to the Hlib library developed at the University Kiel and the Max-Planck Institute in Leipzig. Lecture notes are available in printed and electronic form.

Local organisation

• Lars Grasedyck (Leipzig).

Important facts

Deadline for registration was 30. November 2003.

Time

Monday, the 19. of January 2004, 9:15
till
Wednesday, the 21. of January 2004, 18:00.
just before the 20th GAMM-Seminar Leipzig on Numerical Methods for Non-Local Operators

Location

Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
Inselstrasse 22-26
D-04103 Leipzig

Application

by email to Lars Grasedyck

Fees

Limitation of participants

Due to limited resources the number of possible participants is bounded. Acceptance will be given in order of application.

Desireable prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of the C programming language.
• Numerical mathematics (e.g. interpolation, linear systems, eigenvalue problems etc.)

Winterschool on Hierarchical Matrices