Backward Error Analysis for an Eigenproblem Involving Two Classes of Matrices

Abstract

We consider backward errors for an eigenproblem of a class of symmetric generalised centrosymmetric matrices and skew-symmetric generalised skew-centrosymmetric matrices, which are extensions of symmetric centrosymmetric and skew-symmetric skew-centrosymmetric matrices. Explicit formulae are presented for the computable backward errors for approximate eigenpairs of these two kinds of structured matrices. Numerical examples illustrate our results.