Let A be a real symmetric n×n matrix with n distinct real eigenvalues λ1<λ2< ⋯<λn and a corresponding orthogonal basis of normalized real eigenvectors {wi}i=1n.
(i) Let s∈R satisfy s<λ1. Given a unit vector x(0)∈Rn, the iteration scheme
(A−sI)y=x(k)x(k+1)=y/∥y∥
generates a sequence of vectors x(k+1) for k=0,1,2,…. Assuming that x(0)=∑ciwi with c1=0, prove that x(k) tends to ±w1 as k→∞. What happens to x(k) if s>λ1 ? [Consider all cases.]
(ii) Describe how to implement an inverse-iteration algorithm to compute the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of A, given some initial estimates for the eigenvalues.
(iii) Let n=2. For iterates x(k) of an inverse-iteration algorithm with a fixed value of s=λ1,λ2, show that if
x(k)=(w1+ϵkw2)/(1+ϵk2)1/2
where ∣ϵk∣ is small, then ∣ϵk+1∣ is of the same order of magnitude as ∣ϵk∣.
(iv) Let n=2 still. Consider the iteration scheme
sk=(x(k),Ax(k)),(A−skI)y=x(k),x(k+1)=y/∥y∥
for k=0,1,2,…, where (,, denotes the inner product. Show that with this scheme ∣ϵk+1∣=∣ϵk∣3.