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PCType

String with the name of a PETSc preconditioner method.

Synopsis

typedef const char* PCType;
#define PCNONE            "none"
#define PCJACOBI          "jacobi"
#define PCSOR             "sor"
#define PCLU              "lu"
#define PCSHELL           "shell"
#define PCBJACOBI         "bjacobi"
#define PCMG              "mg"
#define PCEISENSTAT       "eisenstat"
#define PCILU             "ilu"
#define PCICC             "icc"
#define PCASM             "asm"
#define PCGASM            "gasm"
#define PCKSP             "ksp"
#define PCCOMPOSITE       "composite"
#define PCREDUNDANT       "redundant"
#define PCSPAI            "spai"
#define PCNN              "nn"
#define PCCHOLESKY        "cholesky"
#define PCPBJACOBI        "pbjacobi"
#define PCMAT             "mat"
#define PCHYPRE           "hypre"
#define PCPARMS           "parms"
#define PCFIELDSPLIT      "fieldsplit"
#define PCTFS             "tfs"
#define PCML              "ml"
#define PCGALERKIN        "galerkin"
#define PCEXOTIC          "exotic"
#define PCCP              "cp"
#define PCBFBT            "bfbt"
#define PCLSC             "lsc"
#define PCPYTHON          "python"
#define PCPFMG            "pfmg"
#define PCSYSPFMG         "syspfmg"
#define PCREDISTRIBUTE    "redistribute"
#define PCSVD             "svd"
#define PCGAMG            "gamg"
#define PCSACUSP          "sacusp"        /* these four run on NVIDIA GPUs using CUSP */
#define PCSACUSPPOLY      "sacusppoly"
#define PCBICGSTABCUSP    "bicgstabcusp"
#define PCAINVCUSP        "ainvcusp"
#define PCBDDC            "bddc"
#define PCKACZMARZ        "kaczmarz"
#define PCTELESCOPE       "telescope"

Notes: Click on the links below to see details on a particular solver

PCRegister() is used to register preconditioners that are then accessible via PCSetType()

See Also

PCSetType(), PC, PCCreate(), PCRegister(), PCSetFromOptions()

Level:beginner
Location:
src/ksp/pc/../../../include/petscpctypes.h
Index of all PC routines
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