nag_zhpcon (f07puc) estimates the condition number of a complex Hermitian indefinite matrix 
, where 
 has been factorized by 
nag_zhptrf (f07prc), using packed storage.
 
nag_zhpcon (f07puc) estimates the condition number (in the 
-norm) of a complex Hermitian indefinite matrix 
:
Since 
 is Hermitian, 
.
 The function should be preceded by a call to 
nag_zhp_norm (f16udc) to compute 
 and a call to 
nag_zhptrf (f07prc) to compute the Bunch–Kaufman factorization of 
.  The function then uses Higham's implementation of Hager's method (see 
Higham (1988)) to estimate 
.
 
Higham N J (1988)  FORTRAN codes for estimating the one-norm of a real or complex matrix, with applications to condition estimation ACM Trans. Math. Software 14 381–396 
The computed estimate 
rcond is never less than the true value 
, and in practice is nearly always less than 
, although examples can be constructed where 
rcond is much larger.
 
Please consult the 
x06 Chapter Introduction for information on how to control and interrogate the OpenMP environment used within this function. Please also consult the 
Users' Note for your implementation for any additional implementation-specific information.
 
A call to 
nag_zhpcon (f07puc) involves solving a number of systems of linear equations of the form 
; the number is usually 
 and never more than 
.  Each solution involves approximately 
 real floating-point operations but takes considerably longer than a call to 
nag_zhptrs (f07psc) with one right-hand side, because extra care is taken to avoid overflow when 
 is approximately singular.
The real analogue of this function is 
nag_dspcon (f07pgc).
 
This example estimates the condition number in the 
-norm (or 
-norm) of the matrix 
, where
Here 
 is Hermitian indefinite, stored in packed form, and must first be factorized by 
nag_zhptrf (f07prc).  The true condition number in the 
-norm is 
.