LU Decomposition Calculator

Factor a square matrix as P·A = L·U using Doolittle elimination with partial pivoting.

Description

Factor a square matrix as P·A = L·U using Doolittle elimination with partial pivoting.

LU Decomposition Calculator is a focused tool for the following task. Factor a square matrix as P·A = L·U using Doolittle elimination with partial pivoting. It reports L, U, Permutation from the values you provide rather than inventing measurements, coefficients, or professional judgment that are not part of the input.

When to use LU Decomposition

Use this mathematical tool to inspect or reproduce the stated operation with inputs that satisfy its dimensional and domain requirements.

Matrix
Required list. A non-empty square matrix.

The cited overview of Matrix (mathematics) supplies background for the terminology and domain context used by this tool.1

How LU Decomposition works

Factor a square matrix as P·A = L·U using Doolittle elimination with partial pivoting. Inputs are interpreted exactly in the displayed units and the calculation returns the following fields without presentation rounding.

L
Returned list. Unit lower-triangular factor.
U
Returned list. Upper-triangular factor.
Permutation
Returned list. Original row indices in pivoted order, so that P·A equals L·U.

Limitations and assumptions

  • Floating-point rounding, ill-conditioned inputs, singular cases, tolerance choices, and rapidly growing output sets can affect numerical accuracy or feasibility.
  • Use finite inputs in the displayed units, preserve source measurements and assumptions, and independently verify consequential decisions.

Alternative or Complementary approaches

Check the result analytically on a small case and use an established numerical or symbolic library with suitable precision and diagnostics for consequential work.

References

  1. Matrix (mathematics) — Wikipedia contributors

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