LINPACK_D
Linear Algebra Library
Double Precision Real


LINPACK_D is a library of FORTRAN90 routines, using double precision real arithmetic, which can solve systems of linear equations for a variety of matrix types and storage modes.

LINPACK has officially been superseded by the LAPACK library. The LAPACK library uses more modern algorithms and code structure. However, the LAPACK library can be extraordinarily complex; what is done in a single LINPACK routine may correspond to 10 or 20 utility routines in LAPACK. This is fine if you treat LAPACK as a black box. But if you wish to learn how the algorithm works, or to adapt it, or to convert the code to another language, this is a real drawback. This is one reason I still keep a copy of LINPACK around.

Versions of LINPACK in various arithmetic precisions are available through the NETLIB web site.

Related Data and Programs:

BLAS1 is a FORTRAN90 library which contains a set of routines for vector operations, which have been incorporated into LINPACK.

LAPACK is a FORTRAN90 library of routines which is a more modern linear algebra package, which has replaced LINPACK.

LINPACK_BENCH is an executable FORTRAN90 program which is a benchmark which measures the time taken by LINPACK to solve a particular linear system.

LINPACK_C is a FORTRAN90 library of routines which is a version of LINPACK for single precision complex arithmetic.

LINPACK_D is also available in a C++ version and a FORTRAN77 version and a MATLAB version.

LINPACK_S is a FORTRAN90 library of routines which is a version of LINPACK for single precision real arithmetic.

LINPACK_Z is a FORTRAN90 library of routines which is a version of LINPACK for double precision complex arithmetic.

LINPLUS is a FORTRAN90 library of routines to carry out some linear algebra operations on matrices stored in formats not handled by LINPACK.

NMS is a FORTRAN90 library which includes LINPACK.

PETSC, is a scientific library for use in parallel computation, which includes an implementation of the LINPACK routines.

SLATEC is a FORTRAN90 library which includes LINPACK.

SVD_DEMO is an executable FORTRAN90 program which demonstrates the singular value decomposition for a simple example.

TEST_MAT is a FORTRAN90 library of routines which define test matrices, some of which have known determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inverses and so on.

Reference:

  1. Jack Dongarra, Jim Bunch, Cleve Moler, Pete Stewart,
    LINPACK User's Guide,
    SIAM, 1979,
    ISBN13: 978-0-898711-72-1,
    LC: QA214.L56.
  2. Charles Lawson, Richard Hanson, David Kincaid, Fred Krogh,
    Algorithm 539, Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms for Fortran Usage,
    ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software,
    Volume 5, Number 3, September 1979, pages 308-323.

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Last revised on 09 May 2006.