kinKadath 1.0

This manual documents how to install and use the kinKadath Library using the C++ interface.

Authors : F. Dauvergne

• Introduction
• Installation
  • kinKadath install with Kadath and Kinsol
  • Quick instructions for installing on a Unix-like system
  • Other make Targets
• Serial functions
  • runCompute
  • kinSolve
• Serial example
• The non linear schwarzschild toy example
  • Defining the parameters
  • Defining the system of equation
  • Solving the system of equations
• kinKadath numerical method strategy
  • Newton iteration level
  • General Krylov methods
  • Newton-Krylov Method
  • Preconditioning technique
    • preconditioning technique
    • the kinKadath preconditioning
    • Optimize call strategy
• Some result of the nonlinear Swarchschild toy case
  • Newton convergence comparison
  • Matrix size scaling comparison in serial
  • conclusion
• Bibliography
• Release notes
• Reporting bugs
• Copying conditions