Iterative solution of multiple radiation and scattering problems in structural acoustics using a block quasi-minimal residual algorithm (Q1376630)

We describe a \(J\)-symmetric variant to the block quasi-minimal residual (BL-QMR) algorithm that introduces simplifications for the case when the coefficient matrix is symmetric with respect to a bilinear form induced by a certain matrix \(J\). In particular, the \(J\)-symmetric variant includes the complex symmetric form of BL-QMR as a special case. We identify suitable preconditioners for the BL-QMR algorithm applied to multiple radiation and scattering problems. Numerical tests with the preconditioned BL-QMR algorithm for such multiple linear systems show that, instead of solving each of the linear systems individually, it is more efficient to employ the block version of the iterative method. Moreover, the numerical results clearly illustrate the importance of deflation and its effect on the convergence of iterations.