=== GNucap Linear Solver ===
Gnucal linear solver is implemented in file m_matrix.h - that is C++ template.
Most things are depicted in very extensive comments to this file.
Some things which are discovered and are listed here.
== No zero diagonal element allowed ==
Solver has an issue if diagonal element is zero. lets consider system:
| eps -1| | -1 |
| | *X = | |
| 10 -10| | 0 |
if eps =0 or close to 0 (like 1.e-20 or so) current solver gives wrong answer of {1,0}.
having eps=1.e-6 answer id ok = {1,1}
This may be explained that during LU decomposition with no permutations with very small eps some values may grow higher 1/machine_eps and mask significant digits.
Practical advice:
Do not use .options gmin smaller than 1.e-6 .. 1.e-8 unless you know what you do.
With current solver in my distort results .
Note - spice circuit which creates this system:
* circuit - close to Rozenbrok
.options nobypass
.options gmin = 1.e-6
* i1 = 10 *( v2 - v1^2)
* i2 = 1 - v1
*
I1 1 0 dc 0
G11 1 0 1 0 -10
G11 1 0 2 0 10
G21 2 0 1 0 -1
I2 2 0 dc 1
.print op v(1) v(2) i(I1) i(I2)
.op
.end