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The Matrix Template Library is a C++ class library for basic linear
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algebra. The MTL is designed for high-performance while at the same
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time taking advantage of the generic programming paradigm (ala the
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STL) to allow much greater flexibility and breadth of
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functionality. Many new and advanced programming techniques were used
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in the construction of this library.
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The MTL is a low level library in the sense that the user must be
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conscious of the matrix type being used, and that all computationally
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expensive operations are explicit. The MTL is not a C++
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Matlab. Nevertheless, the interface is designed to be simple and easy
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to use.
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The matrix types provided include compressed sparse row/column,
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banded, packed, diagonal (and tridiagonal), envelope, array of
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pointers, and of course dense matrices. All matrix types share a
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common and easy to use interface.
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The algorithms consist of the traditional basic linear algebra
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routines (from the BLAS level-1 to 3) which includes matrix and vector
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arithmetic as well as operations such as backward substitution and
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norm calculations.
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