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dlas2(l)  —  SunSoft Performance Library

NAME

dlas2 - compute the singular values of the 2-by-2 matrix  [ F G ]  [ 0 H ]

SYNOPSIS

SUBROUTINE DLAS2(
F, G, H, SSMIN, SSMAX )

DOUBLE PRECISION F, G, H, SSMAX, SSMIN

PURPOSE

DLAS2  computes the singular values of the 2-by-2 matrix
   [  F   G  ]
   [  0   H  ]. On return, SSMIN is the smaller singular value and SSMAX is the larger singular value.
 

ARGUMENTS

F       (input) DOUBLE PRECISION
The (1,1) element of the 2-by-2 matrix.

G       (input) DOUBLE PRECISION
The (1,2) element of the 2-by-2 matrix.

H       (input) DOUBLE PRECISION
The (2,2) element of the 2-by-2 matrix.

SSMIN   (output) DOUBLE PRECISION
The smaller singular value.

SSMAX   (output) DOUBLE PRECISION
The larger singular value.

FURTHER DETAILS

Barring over/underflow, all output quantities are correct to within a few units in the last place (ulps), even in the absence of a guard digit in addition/subtraction. 
 
In IEEE arithmetic, the code works correctly if one matrix element is infinite.
 
Overflow will not occur unless the largest singular value itself overflows, or is within a few ulps of overflow. (On machines with partial overflow, like the Cray, overflow may occur if the largest singular value is within a factor of 2 of overflow.)
 
Underflow is harmless if underflow is gradual. Otherwise, results may correspond to a matrix modified by perturbations of size near the underflow threshold.
 

SunSoft, Inc.  —  Last change: 27 Jun 1995

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