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In this paper, we present the explicit and computable formula of the structured backward errors of the generalized saddle point systems. Simple numerical examples show that the expressions are useful for testing the stability of practical algorithms.
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W. Ma: The research of this author was partially supported by the Special Project Grant of Nanyang Normal University (No. ZX2014078).
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Ma, W. On normwise structured backward errors for the generalized saddle point systems. Calcolo 54, 503–514 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10092-016-0195-y
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