Restoring similarity in randomized Krylov methods with applications to eigenvalue problems and matrix functions

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Autori principali: Grigori, Laura, Kressner, Daniel, Shao, Nian, Simunec, Igor
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Grigori, Laura
Kressner, Daniel
Shao, Nian
Simunec, Igor
author_facet Grigori, Laura
Kressner, Daniel
Shao, Nian
Simunec, Igor
contents The randomized Arnoldi process has been used in large-scale scientific computing because it produces a well-conditioned basis for the Krylov subspace more quickly than the standard Arnoldi process. However, the resulting Hessenberg matrix is generally not similar to the one produced by the standard Arnoldi process, which can lead to delays or spike-like irregularities in convergence. In this paper, we introduce a modification of the randomized Arnoldi process that restores similarity with the Hessenberg matrix generated by the standard Arnoldi process. This is accomplished by enforcing orthogonality between the last Arnoldi vector and the previously generated subspace, which requires solving only one additional least-squares problem. When applied to eigenvalue problems and matrix function evaluations, the modified randomized Arnoldi process produces approximations that are identical to those obtained with the standard Arnoldi process. Numerical experiments demonstrate that our approach is as fast as the randomized Arnoldi process and as robust as the standard Arnoldi process.
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spellingShingle Restoring similarity in randomized Krylov methods with applications to eigenvalue problems and matrix functions
Grigori, Laura
Kressner, Daniel
Shao, Nian
Simunec, Igor
Numerical Analysis
The randomized Arnoldi process has been used in large-scale scientific computing because it produces a well-conditioned basis for the Krylov subspace more quickly than the standard Arnoldi process. However, the resulting Hessenberg matrix is generally not similar to the one produced by the standard Arnoldi process, which can lead to delays or spike-like irregularities in convergence. In this paper, we introduce a modification of the randomized Arnoldi process that restores similarity with the Hessenberg matrix generated by the standard Arnoldi process. This is accomplished by enforcing orthogonality between the last Arnoldi vector and the previously generated subspace, which requires solving only one additional least-squares problem. When applied to eigenvalue problems and matrix function evaluations, the modified randomized Arnoldi process produces approximations that are identical to those obtained with the standard Arnoldi process. Numerical experiments demonstrate that our approach is as fast as the randomized Arnoldi process and as robust as the standard Arnoldi process.
title Restoring similarity in randomized Krylov methods with applications to eigenvalue problems and matrix functions
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.10248