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Gauss-Siedel Method

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Gauss-Seidel MethodAn iterative method.

Basic Procedure:

-Algebraically solve each linear equation for xi

-Assume an initial guess solution array

-Solve for each xi and repeat

-Use absolute relative approximate error after each iteration to check if error is within a pre-specified tolerance.


Gauss-Seidel MethodWhy?

The Gauss-Seidel Method allows the user to control round-off error.

Elimination methods such as Gaussian Elimination and LU Decomposition are prone to prone to round-off error.

Also: If the physics of the problem are understood, a close initial guess can be made, decreasing the number of iterations needed.


Gauss-Seidel MethodAlgorithm

A set of n equations and n unknowns:

11313212111 ... bxaxaxaxa nn

2323222121 ... bxaxaxaxa n2n

nnnnnnn bxaxaxaxa ...332211

. . . . . .

If: the diagonal elements are non-zero

Rewrite each equation solving for the corresponding unknown

ex:

First equation, solve for x1

Second equation, solve for x2



Rewriting each equation

11

131321211 a

xaxaxacx nn

nn

nnnnnnn

nn

nnnnnnnnnn

nn

axaxaxac

x

axaxaxaxac

x

axaxaxacx

11,2211

1,1

,122,122,111,111

22

232312122

From Equation 1

From equation 2

From equation n-1

From equation n



General Form of each equation

11

11

11

1 a

xac

x

n

jj

jj

22

21

22

2 a

xac

x

j

n

jj

j

1,1

11

,11

1

nn

n

njj

jjnn

n a

xac

x

nn

n

njj

jnjn

n a

xac

x

1



General Form for any row ‘i’

.,,2,1,1

nia

xac

xii

n

ijj

jiji

i

How or where can this equation be used?


Gauss-Seidel MethodSolve for the unknowns

Assume an initial guess for [X]

n

-n

2

xx

xx

1

1

Use rewritten equations to solve for each value of xi.

Important: Remember to use the most recent value of xi. Which means to apply values calculated to the calculations remaining in the current iteration.


Gauss-Seidel MethodCalculate the Absolute Relative Approximate Error

100

newi

oldi

newi

ia xxx

So when has the answer been found?

The iterations are stopped when the absolute relative approximate error is less than a prespecified tolerance for all unknowns.

Example: Thermal Coefficient

A trunnion of diameter 12.363” has to be cooled from a room temperature of 80°F before it is shrink fit into a steel hub.The equation that gives the diametric contraction ΔD of the trunnion in dry-ice/alcohol (boiling temperature is −108°F is given by:

108

80

)(363.12 dTTD

Figure 1 Trunnion to be slid through the hub after contracting.


The expression for the thermal expansion coefficient, is obtained using regression analysis and hence solving the following simultaneous linear equations:

Find the values of a1, a2,and a3 using Gauss-Seidel Method.

56799.21004162.1

10057.1

1024357.51086472.11026.71086472.11026.72860

1026.72860242

4

3

2

1

1085

85

5

aaa

2321 TaTaa


The system of equations is:

Initial Guess: Assume an initial guess of

56799.21004162.1

10057.1

1024357.51086472.11026.71086472.11026.72860

1026.72860242

4

3

2

1

1085

85

5

aaa

000

3

2

1

aaa


Rewriting each equationIteration 1

56799.21004162.1

10057.1

1024357.51086472.11026.71086472.11026.72860

1026.72860242

4

3

2

1

1085

85

5

aaa

654

1 104042424

01026702860100571

...a

95

862

2 100024310267

0108647211040424286010041621

.

....a

1210

9865

3 103269110243575

100024310864721104042410267567992

.

......a


Finding the absolute relative approximate error

%100100103269.1

100103269.1

%100100100024.3

1000100024.3

%100100104042.4

0104042.4

100

12

12

3

9

9

2

6

6

1

a

a

a

newi

oldi

newi

ia xxx At the end of the first

iteration

The maximum absolute relative approximate error is 100%.

12

9

6

3

2

1

103269110002431040424

...

aaa


Iteration 2Using from Iteration

1the values of ai are

found:

12

9

6

3

2

1

103269110002431040424

...

aaa

6

12594

1

108021424

10326911026710002432860100571

.

....a

9

5

12862

2

102291410267

1032691108647211080214286010041621

..

....a

12

10

9865

3

104738210243575

102291410864721108021410267567992

..

.....a


Finding the absolute relative approximate error

At the end of the second iteration

The maximum absolute relative approximate error is 46.360%.

%360.46100104738.2

)103269.1(104738.2

%007.291001022911.4

100024.310221.4

%2864.8100108021.4

104042.4108021.4

12

1212

3

9

99

2

6

66

1

a

a

a

12

9

6

3

2

1

104738210229141080214

...

aaa

Iteration a1 a2 a3

123456

4.4042×10−6

4.8021×10−6

4.9830×10−6

5.0636×10−6

5.0980×10−6

5.1112×10−6

1008.28643.63001.59180.67490.2593

3.0024×10−9

4.2291×10−9

4.6471×10−9

4.7023×10−9

4.6033×10−9

4.4419×10−9

10029.00738.99461.19222.16963.6330

−1.3269×10−12

−2.4738×10−12

−3.4917×10−12

−4.4083×10−12

−5.2399×10−12

−5.9972×10−12

10046.360529.152720.792215.870212.6290


Repeating more iterations, the following values are obtained%

1a %2a %

3a

! Notice – After six iterations, the absolute relative approximate errors are decreasing, but are still

high.

Iteration a1 a2 a3

7576

5.0692×10−6

5.0691×10−6

2.2559×10−4

2.0630×10−4

2.0139×10−9

2.0135×10−9

0.02428

0.02221

−1.4049×10−11

−1.4051×10−11

0.011250.01029


Repeating more iterations, the following values are obtained%

1a %2a %

3a

The value of closely approaches the true value of

11

9

6

3

2

1

104051110013521006915

...

aaa

11

9

6

3

2

1

104066110008721006905

...

aaa


The polynomial that passes through the three data points is then

2321 TaTaaT

21196 104051.11000135.21006915.5 TT


Gauss-Seidel Method: Pitfall

Even though done correctly, the answer may not converging to the correct answer

This is a pitfall of the Gauss-Siedel method: not all systems of equations will converge.

Is there a fix?

One class of system of equations always converges: One with a diagonally dominant coefficient matrix.

Diagonally dominant: [A] in [A] [X] = [C] is diagonally dominant if:

n

jj

ijaai1

ii

n

ijj

ijii aa1

for all ‘i’ and for at least one ‘i’


Gauss-Seidel Method: Pitfall

11612314345

3481.52A

Diagonally dominant: The coefficient on the diagonal must be at least equal to the sum of the other coefficients in that row and at least one row with a diagonal coefficient greater than the sum of the other coefficients in that row.

129349655323

5634124]B[

Which coefficient matrix is diagonally dominant?

Most physical systems do result in simultaneous linear equations that have diagonally dominant coefficient matrices.


Gauss-Seidel Method: Example 2

Given the system of equations

15312 321 x- x x

2835 321 x x x 761373 321 x x x

101

3

2

1

xxx

With an initial guess of

The coefficient matrix is:

13733515312

A

Will the solution converge using the Gauss-Siedel method?



13733515312

A

Checking if the coefficient matrix is diagonally dominant

43155 232122 aaa

10731313 323133 aaa

8531212 131211 aaa

The inequalities are all true and at least one row is strictly greater than:

Therefore: The solution should converge using the Gauss-Siedel Method



76281

13733515312

3

2

1

aaa

Rewriting each equation

12531 32

1

xxx

5328 31

2

xxx

137376 21

3

xxx


101

3

2

1

xxx

50000.012

150311

x

9000.45

135.0282

x

0923.313

9000.4750000.03763

x



The absolute relative approximate error

%00.10010050000.0

0000.150000.01

a

%00.1001009000.4

09000.42a

%662.671000923.3

0000.10923.33a

The maximum absolute relative error after the first iteration is 100%



8118.37153.3

14679.0

3

2

1

xxx

After Iteration #1

14679.012

0923.359000.4311

x

7153.35

0923.3314679.0282

x

8118.313

900.4714679.03763

x

Substituting the x values into the equations

After Iteration #2

0923.39000.45000.0

3

2

1

xxx



Iteration #2 absolute relative approximate error

%61.24010014679.0

50000.014679.01a

%889.311007153.3

9000.47153.32a

%874.181008118.3

0923.38118.33a

The maximum absolute relative error after the first iteration is 240.61%

This is much larger than the maximum absolute relative error obtained in iteration #1. Is this a problem?

Iteration a1 a2 a3

123456

0.500000.146790.742750.946750.991770.99919

100.00240.6180.23621.5464.5391

0.74307

4.90003.71533.16443.02813.00343.0001

100.0031.88917.4084.4996

0.824990.10856

3.09233.81183.97083.99714.00014.0001

67.66218.8764.00420.65772

0.0743830.00101



Repeating more iterations, the following values are obtained

%1a %

2a %3a

431

3

2

1

xxx

0001.40001.3

99919.0

3

2

1

xxx

The solution obtained is close to the exact solution of .



Given the system of equations

761373 321 xxx

2835 321 xxx

15312 321 xxx


101

3

2

1

xxx

Rewriting the equations

313776 32

1xxx

5328 31

2xxx

53121 21

3

xxx

Iteration a1 A2 a3

123456

21.000−196.15−1995.0−20149

2.0364×105

−2.0579×105

95.238110.71109.83109.90109.89109.89

0.8000014.421

−116.021204.6−12140

1.2272×105

100.0094.453112.43109.63109.92109.89

50.680−462.304718.1−47636

4.8144×105

−4.8653×106

98.027110.96109.80109.90109.89109.89



Conducting six iterations, the following values are obtained

%1a %

2a %3a

The values are not converging.

Does this mean that the Gauss-Seidel method cannot be used?


Gauss-Seidel MethodThe Gauss-Seidel Method can still be used

The coefficient matrix is not diagonally dominant

5312351

1373A

But this is the same set of equations used in example #2, which did converge.

13733515312

A

If a system of linear equations is not diagonally dominant, check to see if rearranging the equations can form a diagonally dominant matrix.


Gauss-Seidel MethodNot every system of equations can be rearranged to have a diagonally dominant coefficient matrix.

Observe the set of equations

3321 xxx

9432 321 xxx

97 321 xxx

Which equation(s) prevents this set of equation from having a diagonally dominant coefficient matrix?


Gauss-Seidel MethodSummary

-Advantages of the Gauss-Seidel Method

-Algorithm for the Gauss-Seidel Method

-Pitfalls of the Gauss-Seidel Method


Gauss-Seidel Method

Questions?

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