...Matlab
Matlab is a registered trademark of The MathWorks Inc.

...literature
Preliminary versions of this software have been distributed privately for some time. The current version offers improved efficiency and stability and supersedes any prior release.

...format.
type help sparse in Matlab for more information.

...A100.
Arrays of matrices are not permitted in Matlab 4. They will be utilized in a Matlab 5 version.

...format
This format is based on one provided to us by A. Nemirovskii.

...solved.
These messages can be suppressed in Matlab 5.0 by typing warning off.

...terminates.
It is possible that blkeig returns nonnegative eigenvalues, while the Matlab built--in function eig itself does not, or vice--versa. This has to do with the fact that blkeig computes eigenvalues one block at a time, and hence is usually slightly more accurate.

...problems
These were provided to us by P. Gahinet.

...problems
These were provided to us by A. Nemirovskii.

Madhu Nayakkankuppam
Fri Mar 28 00:48:56 EST 1997