Abstract
In this article we introduce the notion of P-proper splitting for square matrices. For an inconsistent linear system of equations $$Ax =b$$ , we associate an iterative method based on a P-proper splitting of A, which if convergent, converges to the best least squares solution of this system. We extend a result of Stein, using which we prove that if A is positive semidefinite, then the said iterative method converges. Also, we generalize Sylvester’s law of inertia and as an application of this generalization we establish some properties of P-proper splittings. Finally, we prove a comparison theorem for iterative methods associated with P-proper splittings of a positive semidefinite matrix.
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