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The cyclic reduction (CR) algorithm is an efficient method for solving quadratic matrix equations that arise in quasi-birth-death (QBD) stochastic processes. However, its convergence is not guaranteed when the associated matrix polynomial…
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Over the past years, operator splitting methods have become ubiquitous for non-smooth optimization owing to their simplicity and efficiency. In this paper, we consider the Forward--Douglas--Rachford splitting method (FDR) [10,40], and study…
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