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Multigrid algorithms are among the fastest iterative methods known today for solving large linear and some non-linear systems of equations. Greatly optimized for serial operation, they still have a great potential for parallelism not fully…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2011-08-11 Julian Becerra-Sagredo , Carlos Malaga , Francisco Mandujano

This paper is to give an overview of AMG methods for solving large scale systems of equations such as those from the discretization of partial differential equations. AMG is often understood as the acronym of "Algebraic Multi-Grid", but it…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-11-11 Jinchao Xu , Ludmil T Zikatanov

The convergence rate of a multigrid method depends on the properties of the smoother and the so-called grid transfer operator. In this paper we define and analyze new grid transfer operators with a generic cutting size which are applicable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-08-12 Maria Charina , Marco Donatelli , Lucia Romani , Valentina Turati

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is one of the most efficient iterative methods for solving large sparse system of equations. However, how to build/check restriction and prolongation operators in practical of AMG methods for nonsymmetric {\em…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-24 Minghua Chen , Rongjun Cao , Stefano Serra-Capizzano

Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) methods are state-of-the-art algebraic solvers for partial differential equations. Still, their efficiency depends heavily on the choice of suitable parameters and/or ingredients. Paradigmatic examples include the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-01 Paola F. Antonietti , Matteo Caldana , Lorenzo Gentile , Marco Verani

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is one of the most widely used solution techniques for linear systems of equations arising from discretized partial differential equations. The popularity of AMG stems from its potential to solve linear systems in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-03 Carlo Janna , Andrea Franceschini , Jacob B. Schroder , Luke Olson

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

Multigrid methods have proven to be an invaluable tool to efficiently solve large sparse linear systems arising in the discretization of partial differential equations (PDEs). Algebraic multigrid methods and in particular adaptive algebraic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-27 Hanno Gottschalk , Karsten Kahl

In this paper, we develop a new parallel auxiliary grid algebraic multigrid (AMG) method to leverage the power of graphic processing units (GPUs). In the construction of the hierarchical coarse grid, we use a simple and fixed coarsening…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-12-07 Lu Wang , Xiaozhe Hu , Jonathan Cohen , Jinchao Xu

In this note we present an alternative way to obtain optimal interpolation operators for two-grid methods applied to Hermitian positive definite linear systems. Falgout and Vassilevski in [SIAM J. Numer. Anal, 42 (2004), pp. 1669-1693] and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-23 Luis García Ramos , Reinhard Nabben

Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) underpin many scientific phenomena, yet traditional computational approaches often struggle with complex, nonlinear systems and irregular geometries. This paper introduces the AMG method, a Multi-Graph…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Zhihao Li , Haoze Song , Di Xiao , Zhilu Lai , Wei Wang

Multigrid methods are well suited to large massively parallel computer architectures because they are mathematically optimal and display excellent parallelization properties. Since current architecture trends are favoring regular compute…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-31 Victor A. Paludetto Magri , Robert D. Falgout , Ulrike M. Yang

Various algebraic multigrid algorithms have been developed for solving problems in scientific and engineering computation over the past decades. They have been shown to be well-suited for solving discretized partial differential equations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-08 Xuefeng Xu , Chen-Song Zhang

Consider an algebraic two-level method applied to the $n$-dimensional linear system $A \mathbf{x} = \mathbf{b}$ using fine-space preconditioner (i.e., ``relaxation'' or ``smoother'') $M$, with $M \approx A$, restriction and interpolation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-12 Oliver A. Krzysik , Ben S. Southworth , Golo A. Wimmer , Ahsan Ali , James Brannick , Karsten Kahl

Large linear systems with sparse, non-symmetric matrices arise in the modeling of Markov chains or in the discretization of convection-diffusion problems. Due to their potential to solve sparse linear systems with an effort that is linear…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-17 Benjamin Seibold

Large sparse linear systems of equations are ubiquitous in science and engineering, such as those arising from discretizations of partial differential equations. Algebraic multigrid (AMG) methods are one of the most common methods of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Ali Taghibakhshi , Scott MacLachlan , Luke Olson , Matthew West

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) 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

We design and implement a parallel algebraic multigrid method for isotropic graph Laplacian problems on multicore Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). The proposed AMG method is based on the aggregation framework. The setup phase of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-02-12 James Brannick , Yao Chen , Xiaozhe Hu , Ludmil Zikatanov

We propose an algorithm for generating explicit solutions of multiparametric mixed-integer convex programs to within a given suboptimality tolerance. The algorithm is applicable to a very general class of optimization problems, but is most…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-12 Danylo Malyuta , Behcet Acikmese