The Lanczos Method with Semi-Definite Inner Product

The spectral transformation Lanczos method is very popular for solving large scale real symmetric generalized eigenvalue problems. The method uses a special inner product so that the symmetric Lanczos method can be used. Sometimes, a semi-definite inner product must be used. This may lead to instabilities and break-down. In this paper, we suggest cures for breakdown by use of implicit restarting and the pseudo-Lanczos method.This revised version was published online in October 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.