where the values of the constants Ai, A2 and Pi, P2 are not simultaneously zero. Several methods have been proposed to determine the proper elements (i.e. eigenvalues and eigenfunctions) of Sturm-Liouville equations. Most of them have been reviewed by Kopal [1], but we shall examine one of them, the so called Rayleigh-Ritz method, in order to explain the main defect they have in common and to j...

In a semiorthogonal Lanczos algorithm, the orthogonality of the Lanczos vectors is allowed to deteriorate to roughly the square root of the rounding unit, after which the current vectors are reorthogonalized. A theorem of Simon 4] shows that the Rayleigh quotient | i.e., the tridiagonal matrix produced by the Lanczos recursion | contains fully accurate approximations to the Ritz values in spite...

In a semiorthogonal Lanczos algorithm, the orthogonality of the Lanczos vectors is allowed to deteriorate to roughly the square root of the rounding unit, after which the current vectors are reorthogonalized. A theorem of Simon 4] shows that the Rayleigh quotient | i.e., the tridiagonal matrix produced by the Lanczos recursion | contains fully accurate approximations to the Ritz values in spite...

A nonlinear Rayleigh-Ritz iterative (NRRIT) method for solving nonlinear eigenvalue problems is studied in this paper. It is an extension of the nonlinear Arnoldi algorithm due to Heinrich Voss. The effienicy of the NRRIT method is demonstrated by comparing with inverse iteration methods to solve a highly nonlinear eigenvalue problem arising from finite element electromagnetic simulation in acc...