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In this work, we present a general framework for the design and analysis of two-level AMG methods. The approach is to find a basis for locally optimal or quasi-optimal coarse space, such as the space of constant vectors for standard…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-05-23 Jinchao Xu , Hongxuan Zhang , Ludmil Zikatanov

We present a novel deep learning-based algorithm to accelerate - through the use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) - the convergence of Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) methods for the iterative solution of the linear systems of equations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-18 Paola F. Antonietti , Matteo Caldana , Luca Dede'

We propose a sparse interpolation construction and a practical coarsening algorithm for the algebraic multigrid (AMG) method, tailored towards H(curl). Building on the generalized AMG framework, we introduce an interior/exterior splitting…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-02 Taoli Shen , James Brannick , Robert Falgout , Karsten Kahl , Jacob Schroder

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) methods are among the most efficient solvers for linear systems of equations and they are widely used for the solution of problems stemming from the discretization of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). The most…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-18 Matteo Caldana , Paola F. Antonietti , Luca Dede'

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is a widely used scalable solver and preconditioner for large-scale linear systems resulting from the discretization of a wide class of elliptic PDEs. While AMG has optimal computational complexity, the cost of…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Wayne B. Mitchell , Robert Strzodka , Robert D. Falgout

This paper provides an overview of the main ideas driving the bootstrap algebraic multigrid methodology, including compatible relaxation and algebraic distances for defining effective coarsening strategies, the least squares method for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-06-10 Achi Brandt , James Brannick , Karsten Kahl , Ira Livshits

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) solvers and preconditioners are some of the fastest numerical methods to solve linear systems, particularly in a parallel environment, scaling to hundreds of thousands of cores. Most AMG methods and theory assume a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-03-04 Ben S. Southworth , Thomas A. Manteuffel , John Ruge

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is conventionally applied in a black-box fashion, agnostic to the underlying geometry. In this work, we propose that using geometric information -- when available -- to assist with setting up the AMG hierarchy is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-18 Songzhe Xu , Majid Rasouli , Robert M. Kirby , David Moxey , Hari Sundar

Divergence constraints are present in the governing equations of numerous physical phenomena, and they usually lead to a Poisson equation whose solution represents a bottleneck in many simulation codes. Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) is arguably…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-06 Àdel Alsalti-Baldellou , Carlo Janna , Xavier Álvarez-Farré , F. Xavier Trias

We develop multilevel methods for interface-driven multiphysics problems that can be coupled across dimensions and where complexity and strength of the interface coupling deteriorates the performance of standard methods. We focus on solvers…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-11 Ana Budisa , Xiaozhe Hu , Miroslav Kuchta , Kent-Andre Mardal , Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov

Efficient numerical solvers for sparse linear systems are crucial in science and engineering. One of the fastest methods for solving large-scale sparse linear systems is algebraic multigrid (AMG). The main challenge in the construction of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-09-25 Ilay Luz , Meirav Galun , Haggai Maron , Ronen Basri , Irad Yavneh

We propose a data-driven and machine-learning-based approach to compute non-Galerkin coarse-grid operators in algebraic multigrid (AMG) methods, addressing the well-known issue of increasing operator complexity. Guided by the AMG theory on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-18 Ru Huang , Kai Chang , Huan He , Ruipeng Li , Yuanzhe Xi

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is often viewed as a scalable $\mathcal{O}(n)$ solver for sparse linear systems. Yet, parallel AMG lacks scalability due to increasingly large costs associated with communication, both in the initial construction…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-25 Amanda Bienz , Luke Olson , William Gropp

Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) is one of the most used iterative algorithms for solving large sparse linear equations $Ax=b$. In AMG, the coarse grid is a key component that affects the efficiency of the algorithm, the construction of which…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-17 Haifeng Zou , Xiaowen Xu , Chen-Song Zhang , Zeyao Mo

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) methods are powerful solvers with linear or near-linear computational complexity for certain classes of linear systems, Ax=b. Broadening the scope of problems that AMG can effectively solve requires the development…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-15 James Brannick , Scott P. MacLachlan , Jacob B. Schroder , Ben S. Southworth

The efficient solution of sparse, linear systems resulting from the discretization of partial differential equations is crucial to the performance of many physics-based simulations. The algorithmic optimality of multilevel approaches for…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2018-03-08 Andrew Reisner , Luke N. Olson , J. David Moulton

This research explores the application of the auxiliary space multigrid method (ASMG) that is based on additive Schur complement approximation (ASCA) to graph Laplacian matrices arising from general graphs. A major predicament when…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-08-22 Maria Lymbery

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is an $\mathcal{O}(n)$ solution process for many large sparse linear systems. A hierarchy of progressively coarser grids is constructed that utilize complementary relaxation and interpolation operators. High-energy…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-12-16 Amanda Bienz , Robert D. Falgout William Gropp , Luke N. Olson , Jacob B. Schroder

The aim of this paper is to develop an algebraic multigrid method to solve eigenvalue problems based on the combination of the multilevel correction scheme and the algebraic multigrid method for linear equations. Our approach uses the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-02 Ning Zhang , Xiaole Han , Yunhui He , Hehu Xie , Chun'guang You

We present an approach to constructing a practical coarsening algorithm and interpolation operator for the algebraic multigrid (AMG) method, tailored towards systems of partial differential equations (PDEs) with large near-kernels, such as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-28 James Brannick , Robert Falgout , Karsten Kahl , Jacob Schroder , Taoli Shen