Hello, I am trying to diagonalize a hermitian matrix using the Eigen Problem Solver in SLEPc, I run into errors on calls to MatGetInertia() with complex hermitian matrices that I did not see with real matrices. The complex and real versions were done with separate PETSC_ARCH. I do not know if the problem is with the set up of the matrix or more generally a problem calculating the inertia for a complex matrix. The matrix is created by:
ierr = MatSetType(A,MATAIJ);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatSetSizes(A,PETSC_DECIDE,PETSC_DECIDE,N,N);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatSetFromOptions(A);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatSetUp(A);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatSetOption(A,MAT_HERMITIAN,PETSC_TRUE);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatGetOwnershipRange(A,&first_row,&last_row);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatSetValues(A,m,idxm,n,idxn,data,INSERT_VALUES);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatAssemblyBegin(A,MAT_FINAL_ASSEMBLY);CHKERRQ(ierr); ierr = MatAssemblyEnd(A,MAT_FINAL_ASSEMBLY);CHKERRQ(ierr); For a hermitian matrix, all the eigenvalues are real, so I believe it is possible to calculate an inertia by looking at the signs of the diagonal entries. I believe if it was complex but not hermitian, the complex eigenvalues calculating inertia would be difficult. Is there some problem with doing this through sparse iterative methods? Is there a certain place the matrix needs to be specified as hermitian besides upon assembly? Here is the error stack I see when running: Mat Object: 1 MPI processes type: seqaij row 0: (0, 0.) (1, 1. + 1. i) (2, 0.) (3, 0.) (4, 0.) row 1: (0, 1. - 1. i) (1, 0.) (2, 1. + 1. i) (3, 0.) (4, 0.) row 2: (0, 0.) (1, 1. - 1. i) (2, 0.) (3, 1. + 1. i) (4, 0.) row 3: (0, 0.) (1, 0.) (2, 1. - 1. i) (3, 0.) (4, 1. + 1. i) row 4: (0, 0.) (1, 0.) (2, 0.) (3, 1. - 1. i) (4, 0.) [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message -------------------------------------------------------------- [0]PETSC ERROR: No support for this operation for this object type [0]PETSC ERROR: Mat type mumps [0]PETSC ERROR: See http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for trouble shooting. [0]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.8.2, Nov, 09, 2017 [0]PETSC ERROR: Configure options --download-metis --download-mumps --download-parmetis --download-scalapack --with-scalar-type=complex [0]PETSC ERROR: #1 MatGetInertia() line 8416 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/petsc-3.8.2/src/mat/interface/matrix.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #2 EPSSliceGetInertia() line 333 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/impls/krylov/krylovschur/ks-slice.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #3 EPSSetUp_KrylovSchur_Slice() line 459 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/impls/krylov/krylovschur/ks-slice.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #4 EPSSetUp_KrylovSchur() line 146 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/impls/krylov/krylovschur/krylovschur.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #5 EPSSetUp() line 165 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/interface/epssetup.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #6 EPSSliceGetEPS() line 298 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/impls/krylov/krylovschur/ks-slice.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #7 EPSSetUp_KrylovSchur_Slice() line 408 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/impls/krylov/krylovschur/ks-slice.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #8 EPSSetUp_KrylovSchur() line 146 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/impls/krylov/krylovschur/krylovschur.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #9 EPSSetUp() line 165 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/interface/epssetup.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #10 SIPSolve() line 195 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/dftb-eig15/sips.c [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message -------------------------------------------------------------- [0]PETSC ERROR: Invalid argument [0]PETSC ERROR: Wrong type of object: Parameter # 1 [0]PETSC ERROR: See http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for trouble shooting. [0]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.8.2, Nov, 09, 2017 [0]PETSC ERROR: Configure options --download-metis --download-mumps --download-parmetis --download-scalapack --with-scalar-type=complex [0]PETSC ERROR: #11 EPSGetConverged() line 257 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/slepc-3.8.1/src/eps/interface/epssolve.c [0]PETSC ERROR: #12 squareFromEPS() line 131 in /home/anthony/DFTB+SIPs/dftb-eig15/sips_square.c regards, Anthony Ruth Condensed Matter Theory University of Notre Dame