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  1. readme.txt             Documentation rearding this disc.
  2. docs/                  Walnut Creek CDROM Documentation.
  3. netlib.faq             Frequently asked questions about Netlib.
  4.  
  5. netlib/                All the files on Netlib.
  6. netlib/a/              for     approximation algorithms from various sources
  7.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  8.                        master  netlib.att.com
  9. netlib/access/         for     netlib access tools, such as unshar
  10.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  11.                        master  netlib.att.com
  12. netlib/aicm/           for     selected material from Advances in Computational
  13.                                Mathematics
  14.                        #       journal published by Baltzer
  15.                        master  netlib.att.com
  16. netlib/alliant/        for     programs collected from Alliant users
  17.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  18.                        master  ornl.gov
  19. netlib/amos/           for     Bessel functions of complex argument and
  20.                                nonnegative order
  21.                        by      D.E. Amos
  22.                        ref     ACM TOMS 12 (1986) 265-273 algorithm 644
  23.                        master  ornl.gov
  24.                        #       The Bessel functions H1, H2, I, J, K, and Y, as
  25.                                well as the Airy functions Ai, Bi, and their
  26.                                derivatives are provided.  Exponential scaling
  27.                                and sequence generation are optional.
  28. netlib/ampl/           for     linear and nonlinear programming.
  29.                        editor  David Gay
  30.                        master  netlib.att.com
  31. netlib/apollo/         for     programs collected from Apollo users.
  32.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  33.                        master  ornl.gov
  34. netlib/benchmark/      for     contains benchmark programs and the table of
  35.                                Linpack timings.
  36.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  37.                        master  ornl.gov
  38. netlib/bihar/          for     biharmonic equation in rectangular geometry and
  39.                                polar coordinates
  40.                        by      Petter Bjorstad
  41.                        master  nac.no
  42. netlib/blacs/          for     Basic Linear Algebra Communication Subprograms
  43.                        editor  Clint Whaley <rwhaley@cs.utk.edu>
  44.                        contact blacs@cs.utk.edu
  45.                        master  ornl.gov
  46. netlib/blas/           for     blas (level 1, 2 and 3) and machine constants
  47.                        rel     excellent
  48.                        age     stable
  49.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  50.                        master  ornl.gov
  51. netlib/bmp/            for     Brent's multiple precision package
  52.                        master  netlib.att.com
  53. netlib/c/              for     miscellaneous codes written in C
  54.                        #       Not all C software is in this "miscellaneous"
  55.                                library.  If it clearly fits into domain
  56.                                specific library, it is assigned there.  The
  57.                                principal contents at present is the c/meschach
  58.                                subdirectory by David Stewart covering linear
  59.                                algebra and utilities.  See c/index for details.
  60.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  61.                        master  netlib.att.com
  62. netlib/c++/            for     miscellaneous codes in C++
  63.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  64.                        master  netlib.att.com
  65. netlib/chammp/         for     DOE Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and
  66.                                Model Physics program
  67.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  68.                        master  ornl.gov
  69. netlib/cheney-kincaid/ by      Ward Cheney & David Kincaid
  70.                        ref     Numerical Mathematics and Computing, 2nd ed.,
  71.                                1985.
  72.                        master  netlib.att.com
  73. netlib/clapack/        for     C version of LAPACK
  74.                        by      J. Demmel and Xiaoye Li
  75.                        rel     pre-release
  76.                        lang    C
  77.                        master  ornl.gov
  78. netlib/commercial/     for     advertising material for commercial math
  79.                                software
  80.                        editor  ehg@research.att.com
  81.                        master  netlib.att.com
  82. netlib/conformal/      for     the "parameter problem" associated with
  83.                                conformal mapping
  84.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  85.                        master  netlib.att.com
  86. netlib/contin/         for     continuation and limit points
  87.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  88.                        master  netlib.att.com
  89. netlib/dierckx/        for     spline fitting routines for various kinds of
  90.                                data and geometries
  91.                        by      Paul Dierckx <Paul.Dierckx@cs.kuleuven.ac.be>
  92.                        #       Comp Sci, K. U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200A,
  93.                                B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium also called fitpack,
  94.                                but no connection with Alan Cline's library
  95.                        master  netlib.att.com
  96. netlib/domino/         for     multiple tasks to communicate and schedule local
  97.                                tasks for execution.
  98.                        #       These tasks may be on a single processor or
  99.                                spread among multiple processors connected by a
  100.                                message-passing network.
  101.                        by      O'Leary, Stewart, Van de Geijn, University of
  102.                                Maryland
  103.                        lang    C, assembler
  104.                        master  ornl.gov
  105. netlib/eispack/        for     eigenvalues and eigenvectors A collection of
  106.                                Fortran subroutines that compute the eigenvalues
  107.                                and eigenvectors of nine classes of matrices.
  108.                                The package can  determine the eigensystems of
  109.                                complex general, complex Hermitian,  real
  110.                                general, real symmetric, real symmetric band,
  111.                                real symmetric  tridiagonal, special real
  112.                                tridiagonal, generalized real, and  generalized
  113.                                real symmetric matrices. In addition, there are
  114.                                two  routines which use the singular value
  115.                                decomposition to solve  certain least squares
  116.                                problems.
  117. netlib/eispack/        #       Description carried over from above.....
  118.                        by      NATS Project at Argonne National Laboratory
  119.                                <dongarra@cs.utk.edu>
  120.                        prec    double
  121.                        see     seispack
  122.                        rel     excellent
  123.                        age     stable
  124.                        ref     B.T. Smith, J.M. Boyle, J.J. Dongarra, B.S.
  125.                                Garbow, Y. Ikebe,  V.C. Klema, and C.B. Moler.
  126.                                Matrix Eigensystem Routines - EISPACK Guide,
  127.                                volume 6 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
  128.                                Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1976.   B.S. Garbow,
  129.                                J.M. Boyle, J.J. Dongarra, and C.B. Moler.
  130.                                Matrix Eigensystem Routines - EISPACK Guide
  131.                                Extension, volume 51 of Lecture Notes in
  132.                                Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1977.
  133.                        master  ornl.gov
  134. netlib/elefunt/        for     testing elementary function programs provided
  135.                                with Fortran compilers
  136.                        ref     Software Manual for the  Elementary Functions,
  137.                                Prentice Hall, 1980.
  138.                        by      W. J. Cody and W. Waite
  139.                        master  netlib.att.com
  140. netlib/env/            for     integrated problem solving environments
  141.                        editor  Eric Grosse <ehg@research.att.com>
  142.                        master  netlib.att.com
  143. netlib/f2c/            for     converting Fortran to C
  144.                        by      Feldman, Gay, Maimone, and Schryer
  145.                        editor  David Gay
  146.                        master  netlib.att.com
  147.                        gams    s1
  148. netlib/fdlibm/         for     C math library for machines that support IEEE
  149.                                754 floating-point
  150.                        by      Kwok C Ng <kwok.ng@sunpro.eng.sun.com>
  151.                        #       Version: 5.1 Maintained-hy:
  152.                                fdlibm-comments@sunpro.eng.sun.com
  153.                                Maintained-at:   sunsite.unc.edu Platforms:
  154.                                Require ANSI C compiler with IEEE 754 style
  155.                                arithmetic Copying-Policy: Freely
  156.                                Redistributable Keywords:
  157.                                libm,exp,log,sin,cos,floating-point,IEEE754
  158.                        master  netlib.att.com
  159. netlib/fftpack/        for     Fast Fourier Transform of periodic and other
  160.                                symmetric sequences
  161.                        #       This package consists of programs which perform
  162.                                Fast Fourier Transforms for both complex and
  163.                                real periodic sequences and certain other
  164.                                symmetric sequences.
  165.                        by      Paul Swarztrauber, NCAR.
  166.                        see     double precision version in bihar
  167.                        rel     excellent
  168.                        age     stable
  169.                        master  netlib.att.com
  170. netlib/fishpack/       for     finite differences for elliptic boundary value
  171.                                problems.
  172.                        by      Paul Swarztrauber and Roland Sweet.
  173.                        #       CRAYFISHPAK is a new expanded version of FISHPAK
  174.                                that has been totally rewritten for vector
  175.                                computers, on which order of magnitude speedups
  176.                                have been commonly observed.  For more
  177.                                information contact Green Mountain  Software,
  178.                                1951 Alpine Ave., Boulder, Colorado, 80304-3657,
  179.                                USA, phone (303) 447-9224, or by email:
  180.                                lsweet@greenmtn.com (on internet).
  181.                        rel     excellent
  182.                        age     stable
  183.                        master  netlib.att.com
  184. netlib/fitpack/        for     splines under tension.  (an early version)
  185.                        by      Alan K. Cline
  186.                        #       For a current copy and for other routines,
  187.                                contact: Pleasant Valley Software, 8603 Altus
  188.                                Cove, Austin TX 78759, USA
  189.                        master  netlib.att.com
  190. netlib/fmm/            ref     Computer Methods for Mathematical Computations
  191.                        by      George Forsythe, Mike Malcolm, and Cleve Moler.
  192.                        prec    double
  193.                        see     sfmm
  194.                        master  ornl.gov
  195. netlib/fn/             for     special functions
  196.                        by      Wayne Fullerton
  197.                        master  netlib.att.com
  198. netlib/fortran/        for     tools specific to Fortran:  a single/double
  199.                                converter; static debugger
  200.                        master  netlib.att.com
  201. netlib/fortran-m/      for     small set of extensions to f77 that supports
  202.                                modular message-passing
  203.                        editor  Jack Dongarra <dongarra@cs.utk.edu>
  204.                        master  ornl.gov
  205. netlib/fp/             for     floating point arithmetic
  206.                        editor  David Gay
  207.                        master  netlib.att.com
  208. netlib/gcv/            for     Generalized Cross Validation spline smoothing
  209.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  210.                        master  netlib.att.com
  211. netlib/gmat/           for     multi-processing Time Line and State Graph
  212.                                tools.
  213.                        by      Mark Seager (LLNL Oct 8, 1987)
  214.                        master  ornl.gov
  215.                        #       werner@ramius.llnl.gov (Nancy Werner) 26 Oct 90
  216. netlib/gnu/            for     utilities useful to netlib clients, covered by
  217.                                GNU public license
  218.                        editor  David Gay
  219.                        master  netlib.att.com
  220. netlib/go/             for     Golden Oldies:  widely used,  but not in
  221.                                standard libraries.
  222.                        #       Nominations welcome!
  223.                        rel     excellent
  224.                        age     old
  225.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  226.                        master  netlib.att.com
  227. netlib/graphics/       for     scientific visualization
  228.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  229.                        master  netlib.att.com
  230. netlib/harwell/        for     sparse unsymmetric matrix routine MA28 from the
  231.                                Harwell library
  232.                        editor  Iain Duff
  233.                        master  ornl.gov
  234. netlib/hence/          for     Heterogenous Network Computing Environment
  235.                        editor  Peter Newton <newton@cs.utk.edu>
  236.                        master  ornl.gov
  237.                        #       only available from Tennessee, until either they
  238.                                agree to
  239.                                use shorter filenames or Plan9 agrees to allow
  240.                                long filenames
  241. netlib/hompack/        for     solving nonlinear systems of equations by
  242.                                homotopy methods
  243.                        #       fixed point, zero finding, and general homotopy
  244.                                curve tracking problems, utilizing both dense
  245.                                and sparse Jacobian matrices; ODE-based, normal
  246.                                flow, and augmented Jacobian.
  247.                        by      Layne T. Watson  ltw@vtopus.cs.vt.edu  (703)
  248.                                231-7540
  249.                        #       Department of Computer Science, VPI & SU,
  250.                                Blacksburg, VA 24061
  251.                        master  netlib.att.com
  252. netlib/hpf/            for     first draft of language specification
  253.                        by      High Performance Fortran Forum
  254.                        master  ornl.gov
  255. netlib/ijsa/           for     International Journal of Supercomputer
  256.                                Applications
  257.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  258.                        master  ornl.gov
  259. netlib/image/          for     image processing
  260.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  261.                        master  netlib.att.com
  262.                        see     popi, a/blur
  263. netlib/intercom/       for     Interprocessor Collective Communications
  264.                                (InterCom) Library
  265.                        by      Mike Barnett, David Payne, Satya Gupta, Lance
  266.                                Shuler, Robert van de Geijn, and Jerrell Watts
  267.                        contact intercom@cs.utexas.edu
  268.                        editor  Jack Dongarra <dongarra@cs.utk.edu>
  269.                        master  ornl.gov
  270. netlib/itpack/         for     Iterative Linear System Solvers
  271.                        #       Jacobi method, SOR, SSOR with conjugate gradient
  272.                                acceleration  or with Chebyshev (semi-iteration
  273.                                - SI) acceleration.
  274.                        by      Young and Kincaid and the group at U of Texas.
  275.                        #       kincaid@cs.utexas.edu oppe@scri1.scri.fsu.edu
  276.                                joubert@cs.utexas.edu Center for Numerical
  277.                                Analysis; (512) 471-1242 RLM Bldg. 13.150;
  278.                                University of Texas at Austin; Austin TX
  279.                                78713-8510
  280.                        editor  Bill Coughran
  281.                        master  netlib.att.com
  282. netlib/jakef/          for     automatic differentiation
  283.                        #       a precompiler that analyses a given Fortran77
  284.                                source code for  the evaluation of a scalar or
  285.                                vector function and then generates an expanded
  286.                                Fortran subroutine that simultaneously evaluates
  287.                                the gradient or Jacobian respectively. For
  288.                                scalar functions the ratio between the  run-time
  289.                                of the resulting gradient routine and that of
  290.                                the original evaluation routine is never greater
  291.                                than a fixed bound of about five.  The storage
  292.                                requirement may be considerable as it is also
  293.                                proportional  to the run-time of the original
  294.                                routine. Since no differencing is done the
  295.                                partial derivative values obtained are exact up
  296.                                to round-off errors.
  297.                        by      A. Griewank, Argonne National Laboratory
  298.                                <griewank@mcs.anl.gov> 12/1/88.
  299.                        master  ornl.gov
  300. netlib/kincaid-cheney/ by      Ward Cheney & David Kincaid
  301.                        ref     Numerical Analysis: The Mathematics of
  302.                                Scientific Computing, 1990.
  303.                        master  netlib.att.com
  304. netlib/lanczos/        for     a few eigenvalues/eigenvectors of a large
  305.                                (sparse) symmetric matrix
  306.                        #       real symmetric and  Hermitian matrices singular
  307.                                values and vectors of real, rectangular matrices
  308.                        by      Jane Cullum and Ralph A. Willoughby, IBM
  309.                                Yorktown  914-945-1589
  310.                        ref     Lanczos Algorithms for Large Symmetric
  311.                                Eigenvalue Computations, Birkhauser
  312.                        #       Additional codes, for factored inverses, real
  313.                                symmetric generalized problems, complex
  314.                                symmetric problems and real symmetric block
  315.                                codes are available from the authors.
  316.                        master  netlib.att.com
  317.                        see     go/underwood.f
  318. netlib/lanz/           for     Large Sparse Symmetric Generalized Eigenproblem
  319.                        by      Mark T. Jones and Merrell L. Patrick
  320.                        master  ornl.gov
  321.                        see     go/underwood.f
  322.                        gams    d4b1
  323. netlib/lapack/         for     the most common problems in numerical linear
  324.                                algebra linear equations, linear least squares
  325.                                problems, eigenvalue problems, and singular
  326.                                value problems. It has been designed to be
  327.                                efficient on a wide range of modern
  328.                                high-performance computers.
  329.                        by      Ed Anderson, Z. Bai, Chris Bischof, Jim Demmel,
  330.                                Jack Dongarra,  Jeremy Du Croz, Anne Greenbaum,
  331.                                Sven Hammarling,  Alan McKenney,  Susan
  332.                                Ostrouchov, and Danny Sorensen
  333.                                <lapack@cs.utk.edu>
  334.                        rel     excellent
  335.                        age     research
  336.                        ref     LAPACK Users' Guide, May 1992, available from
  337.                                SIAM; 3600 University City Science Center;
  338.                                Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688; 215-382-9800, FAX
  339.                                215-386-7999; service@siam.org
  340.                        master  ornl.gov
  341.                        contact lapack@cs.utk.edu
  342. netlib/laso/           for     a few eigenvalues/eigenvectors of a large
  343.                                (sparse) symmetric matrix
  344.                        alg     Lanczos
  345.                        by      David Scott
  346.                        master  ornl.gov
  347.                        see     go/underwood.f
  348. netlib/lawson-hanson/  for     least squares
  349.                        by      C. Lawson and R. Hanson
  350.                        ref     "Solving Least Squares Problems," SIAM
  351.                                Publications
  352.                        lang    Fortran77, Fortran90
  353.                        master  netlib.att.com
  354. netlib/linalg/         for     various functions complementing the bigger
  355.                                linear algebra libraries
  356.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  357.                        master  ornl.gov
  358. netlib/linpack/        for     linear  equations and linear least squares
  359.                                problems linear systems whose matrices are
  360.                                general, banded, symmetric  indefinite,
  361.                                symmetric positive definite, triangular, and
  362.                                tridiagonal  square.  In addition, the package
  363.                                computes the QR and singular value
  364.                                decompositions of rectangular matrices and
  365.                                applies them to least  squares problems.
  366.                        by      Jack Dongarra <dongarra@cs.utk.edu>,  Jim Bunch,
  367.                                Cleve Moler and Pete Stewart.
  368.                        rel     excellent
  369.                        age     stable
  370.                        ref     J. Bunch, J. Dongarra, C. Moler, and G.W.
  371.                                Stewart.  LINPACK User's Guide.  SIAM,
  372.                                Philadelphia, PA, 1979.
  373.                        master  ornl.gov
  374. netlib/lp/             for     linear programming test problems
  375.                        editor  David Gay
  376.                        master  netlib.att.com
  377. netlib/machines/       for     information on high performance computers
  378.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  379.                        master  ornl.gov
  380. netlib/maspar/         for     MasPar-specific libraries and tools
  381.                        editor  Petter Bjorstad
  382.                        master  nac.no
  383. netlib/mds/            for     multidimensional scaling
  384.                        age     old
  385.                        editor  kruskal@research.att.com
  386.                        master  netlib.att.com
  387. netlib/microscope/     for     looking closely at functions
  388.                        #       Given an  interpolation or  approximation
  389.                                scheme, it allows the following questions, among
  390.                                others, to   be answered: Does the  scheme
  391.                                interpolate?    How  often is  it
  392.                                differentiable?    What functions does it
  393.                                reproduce exactly?  If the scheme is polynomial,
  394.                                what is its polynomial degree?  Where is the
  395.                                smoothness of a function reduced?  Where are the
  396.                                bugs in a FORTRAN implementation?
  397.                        by      Peter Alfeld and Bill Harris, Dept. Math.,
  398.                                University of Utah
  399.                        #       801-581-6842 or 801-581-6851
  400.                        master  netlib.att.com
  401. netlib/minpack/        for     nonlinear equations and nonlinear least squares
  402.                                problems.
  403.                        #       Five algorithmic paths each include a core
  404.                                subroutine and an  easy-to-use driver.  The
  405.                                algorithms proceed either from an analytic
  406.                                specification of the Jacobian matrix or directly
  407.                                from the problem  functions.  The paths include
  408.                                facilities for systems of equations  with a
  409.                                banded Jacobian matrix, for least squares
  410.                                problems with a  large amount of data, and for
  411.                                checking the consistency of the  Jacobian matrix
  412.                                with the functions.
  413.                        by      Jorge More', Burt Garbow, and Ken Hillstrom at
  414.                                Argonne National Laboratory.
  415.                        prec    double
  416.                        see     sminpack
  417.                        master  ornl.gov
  418. netlib/misc/           for     various stuff collected over time
  419.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  420.                        master  ornl.gov
  421. netlib/mpfun/          for     multiple precision arithmetic
  422.                        by      David Bailey <dbailey@nas.nasa.gov>
  423.                        master  netlib.att.com
  424. netlib/na-digest/      for     numerical analysis mailing list
  425. netlib/napack/         for     linear algebra and optimization
  426.                        #       A collection of Fortran subroutines to solve
  427.                                linear systems, to estimate the condition number
  428.                                or the norm of a matrix, to compute
  429.                                determinants, to multiply a matrix by a vector,
  430.                                to invert a matrix, to solve least squares
  431.                                problems, to perform unconstrained minimization,
  432.                                to compute eigenvalues, eigenvectors, the
  433.                                singular value decomposition, or the QR
  434.                                decomposition.  The package has special routines
  435.                                for general, band, symmetric, indefinite,
  436.                                tridiagonal, upper Hessenberg, and circulant
  437.                                matrices.
  438.                        by      Bill Hager
  439.                        #       Mathematics, Univ. Florida, Gainesville, FL
  440.                                32611, hager@math.ufl.edu
  441.                        ref     Applied Numerical Linear Algebra, Prentice-Hall,
  442.                                1988.
  443.                        master  netlib.att.com
  444. netlib/news/           for     netlib column for SIAM News
  445.                        lang    LaTeX
  446.                        by      Eric Grosse
  447.                        master  netlib.att.com
  448. netlib/numeralgo/      for     algorithms from the new journal "Numerical
  449.                                Algorithms"
  450.                        master  netlib.att.com
  451. netlib/ode/            for     initial and boundary value ordinary differential
  452.                                equation solvers
  453.                        #       colsys, dverk, rksuite, ode
  454.                        editor  Bill Coughran
  455.                        master  netlib.att.com
  456. netlib/odepack/        for     ODE package
  457.                        by      Alan Hindmarsh <alanh@daphne.llnl.gov> and
  458.                                others
  459.                        prec    double
  460.                        see     sodepack
  461.                        master  netlib.att.com
  462. netlib/odrpack/        for     Orthogonal Distance Regression
  463.                        by      Boggs Byrd Rogers Schnabel
  464.                        #       A portable collection of Fortran subprograms for
  465.                                fitting a model to data.  It is designed
  466.                                primarily for instances when the independent as
  467.                                well as the dependent variables have significant
  468.                                errors, implementing a highly efficient
  469.                                algorithm for solving the weighted orthogonal
  470.                                distance regression problem, i.e., for
  471.                                minimizing the sum of the squares of the
  472.                                weighted orthogonal distances between each data
  473.                                point and the curve described by the model
  474.                                equation.
  475.                        master  netlib.att.com
  476. netlib/opt/            for     miscellaneous optimization software, e.g.
  477.                                Brent's praxis.
  478.                        editor  David Gay
  479.                        master  netlib.att.com
  480. netlib/p4/             for     parallel programming system.
  481.                        #       subroutines and macors for writing portable
  482.                                parallel programs in Frtran or C for execution
  483.                                on a wide variety of parallel machines and
  484.                                workstation networks.
  485.                        by      Rusty Lusk, Argonne National Laboratory
  486.                        contact p4@mcs.anl.gov
  487.                        master  netlib.att.com
  488. netlib/paragraph/      for     graphical display of message-passing
  489.                                multiprocessor architectures.
  490.                        by      Jennifer Etheridge and Michael Heath, Oak Ridge
  491.                                National Lab.
  492.                        master  ornl.gov
  493. netlib/paranoia/       for     exploring the floating point system on your
  494.                                computer.
  495.                        by      Kahan, Berkeley
  496.                        editor  David Gay
  497.                        master  netlib.att.com
  498. netlib/parmacs/        for     parallel programmming macros for monitors and
  499.                                send/receive
  500.                        by      Rusty Lusk, Argonne National Lab
  501.                                (lusk@anl-mcs.arpa)
  502.                        master  ornl.gov
  503. netlib/pascal/         for     miscellaneous codes written in Pascal
  504.                        #       At present, codes from J.C. Nash, Compact
  505.                                Numerical Methods for Computers: Linear Algebra
  506.                                and Function Minimisation, Second Edition Adam
  507.                                Hilger: Bristol & American Institute of Physics:
  508.                                New York, 1990
  509.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  510.                        master  netlib.att.com
  511. netlib/pdes/           for     partial differential equation packages
  512.                        editor  Bill Coughran
  513.                        master  netlib.att.com
  514. netlib/picl/           for     generic message-passing interface to
  515.                                multiprocessors also provides timestamped trace
  516.                                data
  517.                        keywords portable, error trapping, parallel,
  518.                                interprocessor communication, instrumentation
  519.                        by      Geist, Heath, Peyton, and Worley, Oak Ridge
  520.                                National Lab.
  521.                        contact worleyph@msr.epm.ornl.gov
  522.                        master  ornl.gov
  523.  
  524. netlib/pltmg/          for     elliptic partial differential equations in
  525.                                general regions of the plane
  526.                        #       It features adaptive local mesh refinement,
  527.                                multigrid iteration, and a pseudo-arclength
  528.                                continuation option for parameter dependencies.
  529.                                The package includes an initial mesh generator
  530.                                and several graphics packages.
  531.                        ref     PLTMG User's Guide, SIAM publications
  532.                        by      Randy Bank
  533.                        editor  Bill Coughran
  534.                        master  netlib.att.com
  535. netlib/poly2/          for     conversion tools for polyhedra library
  536.                        by      Stewart Dickson
  537.                        master  netlib.att.com
  538. netlib/polyhedra/      for     angles, vertex locations, etc of geometric
  539.                                solids
  540.                        by      Andrew Hume
  541.                        master  netlib.att.com
  542. netlib/popi/           for     arbitrary manipulation of digitized images.
  543.                        ref     Chap 5,6 of Beyond Photography--The Digital
  544.                                Darkroom, PrenticeHall
  545.                        by      Gerard J. Holzmann
  546.                        master  netlib.att.com
  547. netlib/port/           for     public subset of the PORT library
  548.                        #       Includes the latest version of Gay's NL2SOL
  549.                                nonlinear least squares.  The rest of the PORT3
  550.                                library is available by license from AT&T.
  551.                        editor  David Gay
  552.                        master  netlib.att.com
  553. netlib/portfix/        for     bug fixes for functions in the proprietary part
  554.                                of the PORT library
  555.                        #       only at netlib.att.com
  556. netlib/pppack/         for     splines
  557.                        by      Carl de Boor
  558.                        ref     A Practical Guide to Splines, Springer Verlag.
  559.                        #       Some calling sequences differ slightly from
  560.                                those in the book.
  561.                        rel     excellent
  562.                        age     old
  563.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  564.                        master  netlib.att.com
  565. netlib/pvm3/           for     software and papers on a Parallel Virtual
  566.                                Machine (PVM) software for heterogeneous
  567.                                networking parallel processing in  Fortran or C
  568.                                for execution on a wide variety of parallel
  569.                                machines, supercomputers, and workstation
  570.                                networks.
  571.                        by      Beguelin, Dongarra, Geist, Jiang, Manchek,
  572.                                Moore, and Sunderam
  573.                        editor  Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee and Oak
  574.                                Ridge National Lab
  575.                        contact pvm@msr.epm.ornl.gov
  576.                        master  ornl.gov
  577. netlib/quadpack/       for     definite univariate integrals
  578.                        by      Piessens,  de Donker,  Kahaner
  579.                        #       (slatec version)
  580.                        master  netlib.att.com
  581. netlib/random/         for     random number generators
  582.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  583.                        master  netlib.att.com
  584. netlib/research/       for     small tools from Computing Science Research,
  585.                                Bell Labs
  586.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  587.                        master  netlib.att.com
  588. netlib/scalapack/      for     software for MIMD distributed memory computers
  589.                                for some of the
  590.                        #       lapack routines
  591.                        editor  Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee and Oak
  592.                                Ridge National Lab
  593.                        master  ornl.gov
  594. netlib/sched/          for     the Schedule package, to aid transportable
  595.                        #       implementation of parallel algorithms in a
  596.                                Fortran setting.
  597.                        by      Jack Dongarra and Dan Sorensen
  598.                        master  ornl.gov
  599. netlib/scilib/         #       a portable FORTRAN emulation (by M.J. McBride
  600.                                and S.H. Lamson) of CRAY SCILIB, a library of
  601.                                scientific applications subprograms developed by
  602.                                Cray Research, Inc.
  603.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  604.                        contact Scott Lamson <lamson@crd.ge.com>
  605.                        master  ornl.gov
  606. netlib/seispack/       for     eigenvalues and eigenvectors
  607.                        #       A collection of Fortran subroutines that compute
  608.                                the eigenvalues  and eigenvectors of nine
  609.                                classes of matrices.  The package can  determine
  610.                                the eigensystems of complex general, complex
  611.                                Hermitian,  real general, real symmetric, real
  612.                                symmetric band, real symmetric  tridiagonal,
  613.                                special real tridiagonal, generalized real, and
  614.                                generalized real symmetric matrices. In
  615.                                addition, there are two  routines which use the
  616.                                singular value decomposition to solve  certain
  617.                                least squares problems.
  618.                        by      NATS Project at Argonne National Laboratory.
  619.                        prec    single
  620.                        see     eispack
  621.                        master  ornl.gov
  622. netlib/sequent/        for     software from the Sequent Users Group
  623.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  624.                        master  ornl.gov
  625. netlib/sfmm/           ref     Computer Methods for Mathematical Computations
  626.                        by      George Forsythe, Mike Malcolm, and Cleve Moler.
  627.                        see     fmm
  628.                        prec    single
  629.                        master  ornl.gov
  630. netlib/slap/           for     iterative symmetric and non-symmetric linear
  631.                                system solution
  632.                        #       Sparse Linear Algebra Package.
  633.                                Included in  this package  are  core routines
  634.                                to   do  Iterative
  635.                                Refinement    iteration,   Preconditioned
  636.                                Conjugate   Gradient
  637.                                iteration,  Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient
  638.                                iteration on  the
  639.                                Normal Equations,  Preconditioned BiConjugate
  640.                                Gradient iteration,
  641.                                Preconditioned BiConjugate Gradient  Squared
  642.                                iteration,  Orthomin
  643.                                iteration  and  Generalized  Minimum  Residual
  644.                                iteration.   Core
  645.                                routines  require the   user  to supply
  646.                                "MATVEC"  (Matrix Vector
  647.                                Multiply) and "MSOLVE" (Preconditiong) routines.
  648.                        by      Mark K. Seager & Anne Greenbaum
  649.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  650.                        master  ornl.gov
  651. netlib/slatec/         #       comprehensive software library containing over
  652.                                1400 general
  653.                                purpose mathematical and statistical routines
  654.                                written in Fortran 77.
  655.                        editor  Tom Rowan
  656.                        master  ornl.gov
  657. netlib/sminpack/       for     nonlinear equations and nonlinear least squares
  658.                                problems.
  659.                        #       Five algorithmic paths each include a core
  660.                                subroutine and an  easy-to-use driver.  The
  661.                                algorithms proceed either from an analytic
  662.                                specification of the Jacobian matrix or directly
  663.                                from the problem  functions.  The paths include
  664.                                facilities for systems of equations  with a
  665.                                banded Jacobian matrix, for least squares
  666.                                problems with a  large amount of data, and for
  667.                                checking the consistency of the  Jacobian matrix
  668.                                with the functions.
  669.                        by      Jorge More', Burt Garbow, and Ken Hillstrom at
  670.                                Argonne National Laboratory.
  671.                        prec    single
  672.                        see     minpack
  673.                        master  ornl.gov
  674. netlib/sodepack/       for     ODE package
  675.                        by      Alan Hindmarch and others
  676.                        prec    single
  677.                        see     odepack
  678.                        master  netlib.att.com
  679. netlib/sparse/         for     large sparse systems of linear equations using
  680.                                LU factorization.
  681.                        #       real and complex square Besides being able to
  682.                                solve linear systems, it is solves transposed
  683.                                systems, find determinants, multiplies a vector
  684.                                by a matrix, and estimate errors due to
  685.                                ill-conditioning in the system of equations and
  686.                                instability in the computations.  Sparse does
  687.                                not require symmetry and is able to perform
  688.                                numerical pivoting (either diagonal or complete)
  689.                                to avoid unnecessary error in the solution.
  690.                        by      Ken Kundert, Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli.
  691.                                (sparse@ic.berkeley.edu)
  692.                        lang    C
  693.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  694.                        master  ornl.gov
  695. netlib/sparse-blas/    for     sparse extension to Basic Linear Algebra
  696.                                Subprograms.
  697.                        by      Dave Dodson  convex!dodson@a.cs.uiuc.edu
  698.                        editor  Jack Dongarra
  699.                        master  ornl.gov
  700. netlib/sparspak/       #       withdrawn by authors' request
  701.                        master  netlib.att.com
  702. netlib/specfun/        for     special functions and accompanying test programs
  703.                        by      W.J. Cody, Argonne National Laboratory
  704.                        master  ornl.gov
  705. netlib/spin/           for     Automated Verification of Concurrent Systems.
  706.                        ref     `Design and Validation of Computer Protocols,'
  707.                                Prentice Hall, 1991
  708.                        by      Gerard J. Holzmann
  709.                        master  netlib.att.com
  710. netlib/stoeplitz/      for     linear systems of Toeplitz or circulant form
  711.                        #       and for orthogonal factorization of
  712.                                column-circulant matrices.
  713.                        by      Burt Garbow at Argonne National Laboratory,
  714.                        #       as a culmination of Soviet-American
  715.                                collaborative effort.
  716.                        prec    single
  717.                        see     toeplitz
  718.                        master  ornl.gov
  719. netlib/stringsearch/   for     testing string matching algorithms
  720.                        #       This is a library of code, test data and
  721.                                harnesses for various kinds of string matching,
  722.                                includeing Boyer-Moore.
  723.                        by      Hume and Sunday   andrew@netlib.att.com
  724.                        ref     "Fast String Searching", Software-Practice and
  725.                                Experience
  726.                        master  netlib.att.com
  727. netlib/svdpack/        for     singular values and singular vectors of large
  728.                                sparse matrices.
  729.                        by      Mike Berry, University of Tennessee.
  730.                        master  ornl.gov
  731.                        contact berry@cs.utk.edu
  732. netlib/templates/      for     "one-liner" drivers of common numerical
  733.                                algorithms Also, codes from Templates book.
  734.                        master  ornl.gov
  735. netlib/toeplitz/       for     linear systems of Toeplitz or circulant form
  736.                        #       and for orthogonal factorization of
  737.                                column-circulant matrices.
  738.                        by      Burt Garbow at Argonne National Laboratory,
  739.                        #       as a culmination of Soviet-American
  740.                                collaborative effort.
  741.                        prec    double
  742.                        see     stoeplitz
  743.                        master  ornl.gov
  744. netlib/typesetting/    for     troff and TeX macros
  745.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  746.                        master  netlib.att.com
  747. netlib/uncon/          for     unconstrained optimization
  748.                        master  netlib.att.com
  749. netlib/vanhuffel/      for     total least squares, Partial Singular Value
  750.                                Decomposition
  751.                        #       The TLS problem assumes an overdetermined set of
  752.                                linear equations AX = B, where both the data
  753.                                matrix A as well as the observation matrix B are
  754.                                inaccurate.  The subroutine PTLS solves the
  755.                                Total Least Squares (TLS) problem by using a
  756.                                Partial Singular Value Decomposition (PSVD),
  757.                                hereby improving considerably the computational
  758.                                efficiency with respect to the classi- cal TLS
  759.                                algorithm.
  760.                        by      Sabine VAN HUFFEL, KU Leuven.
  761.                        master  netlib.att.com
  762. netlib/vfftpack/       for     a vectorized version of fftpack, for multiple
  763.                                sequences.
  764.                        by      Sweet, Lindgren, and Boisvert.
  765.                        master  netlib.att.com
  766. netlib/vfnlib/         for     vectorized evaluation of special functions
  767.                        alg     chebyshev series approximation
  768.                        by      Ron Boisvert and Bonita Saunders
  769.                        ref     ACM Trans Math Softw, vol 18 (1992), no 4, pp
  770.                                456-469
  771.                        age     research
  772.                        see     fn
  773.                        master  netlib.att.com
  774. netlib/voronoi/        for     Voronoi regions and Delaunay triangulations
  775.                        editor  Eric Grosse
  776.                        master  netlib.att.com
  777. netlib/y12m/           for     sparse linear systems
  778.                        by      Zahari Zlatev, Jerzy Wasniewski and Kjeld
  779.                                Schaumburg Comp Sci; Math Inst; Univ Aarhus; Ny
  780.                                Munkegade; DK 8000 Aarhus
  781.                        ref     Z. Zlatev et.al., Y12M solution of large and
  782.                                sparse systems of
  783.                                linear algebraic equations, Lecture Notes in
  784.                                Computer Science
  785.                                Volume 121, Springer, 1981.
  786.                        master  ornl.gov
  787.