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tf.linalg.LinearOperator

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Class LinearOperator

Base class defining a [batch of] linear operator[s].

Inherits From: Module

Aliases:

Subclasses of LinearOperator provide access to common methods on a (batch) matrix, without the need to materialize the matrix. This allows:

  • Matrix free computations
  • Operators that take advantage of special structure, while providing a consistent API to users.

Subclassing

To enable a public method, subclasses should implement the leading-underscore version of the method. The argument signature should be identical except for the omission of name="...". For example, to enable matmul(x, adjoint=False, name="matmul") a subclass should implement _matmul(x, adjoint=False).

Performance contract

Subclasses should only implement the assert methods (e.g. assert_non_singular) if they can be done in less than O(N^3) time.

Class docstrings should contain an explanation of computational complexity. Since this is a high-performance library, attention should be paid to detail, and explanations can include constants as well as Big-O notation.

Shape compatibility

LinearOperator subclasses should operate on a [batch] matrix with compatible shape. Class docstrings should define what is meant by compatible shape. Some subclasses may not support batching.

Examples:

x is a batch matrix with compatible shape for matmul if

operator.shape = [B1,...,Bb] + [M, N],  b >= 0,
x.shape =   [B1,...,Bb] + [N, R]

rhs is a batch matrix with compatible shape for solve if

operator.shape = [B1,...,Bb] + [M, N],  b >= 0,
rhs.shape =   [B1,...,Bb] + [M, R]

Example docstring for subclasses.

This operator acts like a (batch) matrix A with shape [B1,...,Bb, M, N] for some b >= 0. The first b indices index a batch member. For every batch index (i1,...,ib), A[i1,...,ib, : :] is an m x n matrix. Again, this matrix A may not be materialized, but for purposes of identifying and working with compatible arguments the shape is relevant.

Examples:

some_tensor = ... shape = ????
operator = MyLinOp(some_tensor)

operator.shape()
==> [2, 4, 4]

operator.log_abs_determinant()
==> Shape [2] Tensor

x = ... Shape [2, 4, 5] Tensor

operator.matmul(x)
==> Shape [2, 4, 5] Tensor

Shape compatibility

This operator acts on batch matrices with compatible shape. FILL IN WHAT IS MEANT BY COMPATIBLE SHAPE

Performance

FILL THIS IN

Matrix property hints

This LinearOperator is initialized with boolean flags of the form is_X, for X = non_singular, self_adjoint, positive_definite, square. These have the following meaning:

  • If is_X == True, callers should expect the operator to have the property X. This is a promise that should be fulfilled, but is not a runtime assert. For example, finite floating point precision may result in these promises being violated.
  • If is_X == False, callers should expect the operator to not have X.
  • If is_X == None (the default), callers should have no expectation either way.

__init__

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__init__(
    dtype,
    graph_parents=None,
    is_non_singular=None,
    is_self_adjoint=None,
    is_positive_definite=None,
    is_square=None,
    name=None
)

Initialize the LinearOperator.

This is a private method for subclass use. Subclasses should copy-paste this __init__ documentation.

Args:

  • dtype: The type of the this LinearOperator. Arguments to matmul and solve will have to be this type.
  • graph_parents: Python list of graph prerequisites of this LinearOperator Typically tensors that are passed during initialization.
  • is_non_singular: Expect that this operator is non-singular.
  • is_self_adjoint: Expect that this operator is equal to its hermitian transpose. If dtype is real, this is equivalent to being symmetric.
  • is_positive_definite: Expect that this operator is positive definite, meaning the quadratic form x^H A x has positive real part for all nonzero x. Note that we do not require the operator to be self-adjoint to be positive-definite. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive-definite_matrix#Extension_for_non-symmetric_matrices
  • is_square: Expect that this operator acts like square [batch] matrices.
  • name: A name for this LinearOperator.

Raises:

  • ValueError: If any member of graph_parents is None or not a Tensor.
  • ValueError: If hints are set incorrectly.

Properties

H

Returns the adjoint of the current LinearOperator.

Given A representing this LinearOperator, return A*. Note that calling self.adjoint() and self.H are equivalent.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

LinearOperator which represents the adjoint of this LinearOperator.

batch_shape

TensorShape of batch dimensions of this LinearOperator.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns TensorShape([B1,...,Bb]), equivalent to A.shape[:-2]

Returns:

TensorShape, statically determined, may be undefined.

domain_dimension

Dimension (in the sense of vector spaces) of the domain of this operator.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns N.

Returns:

Dimension object.

dtype

The DType of Tensors handled by this LinearOperator.

graph_parents

List of graph dependencies of this LinearOperator.

is_non_singular

is_positive_definite

is_self_adjoint

is_square

Return True/False depending on if this operator is square.

range_dimension

Dimension (in the sense of vector spaces) of the range of this operator.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns M.

Returns:

Dimension object.

shape

TensorShape of this LinearOperator.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns TensorShape([B1,...,Bb, M, N]), equivalent to A.shape.

Returns:

TensorShape, statically determined, may be undefined.

tensor_rank

Rank (in the sense of tensors) of matrix corresponding to this operator.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns b + 2.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

Python integer, or None if the tensor rank is undefined.

Methods

add_to_tensor

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add_to_tensor(
    x,
    name='add_to_tensor'
)

Add matrix represented by this operator to x. Equivalent to A + x.

Args:

  • x: Tensor with same dtype and shape broadcastable to self.shape.
  • name: A name to give this Op.

Returns:

A Tensor with broadcast shape and same dtype as self.

adjoint

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adjoint(name='adjoint')

Returns the adjoint of the current LinearOperator.

Given A representing this LinearOperator, return A*. Note that calling self.adjoint() and self.H are equivalent.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

LinearOperator which represents the adjoint of this LinearOperator.

assert_non_singular

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assert_non_singular(name='assert_non_singular')

Returns an Op that asserts this operator is non singular.

This operator is considered non-singular if

ConditionNumber < max{100, range_dimension, domain_dimension} * eps,
eps := np.finfo(self.dtype.as_numpy_dtype).eps

Args:

  • name: A string name to prepend to created ops.

Returns:

An Assert Op, that, when run, will raise an InvalidArgumentError if the operator is singular.

assert_positive_definite

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assert_positive_definite(name='assert_positive_definite')

Returns an Op that asserts this operator is positive definite.

Here, positive definite means that the quadratic form x^H A x has positive real part for all nonzero x. Note that we do not require the operator to be self-adjoint to be positive definite.

Args:

  • name: A name to give this Op.

Returns:

An Assert Op, that, when run, will raise an InvalidArgumentError if the operator is not positive definite.

assert_self_adjoint

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assert_self_adjoint(name='assert_self_adjoint')

Returns an Op that asserts this operator is self-adjoint.

Here we check that this operator is exactly equal to its hermitian transpose.

Args:

  • name: A string name to prepend to created ops.

Returns:

An Assert Op, that, when run, will raise an InvalidArgumentError if the operator is not self-adjoint.

batch_shape_tensor

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batch_shape_tensor(name='batch_shape_tensor')

Shape of batch dimensions of this operator, determined at runtime.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns a Tensor holding [B1,...,Bb].

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

int32 Tensor

cholesky

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cholesky(name='cholesky')

Returns a Cholesky factor as a LinearOperator.

Given A representing this LinearOperator, if A is positive definite self-adjoint, return L, where A = L L^T, i.e. the cholesky decomposition.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

LinearOperator which represents the lower triangular matrix in the Cholesky decomposition.

Raises:

  • ValueError: When the LinearOperator is not hinted to be positive definite and self adjoint.

determinant

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determinant(name='det')

Determinant for every batch member.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

Tensor with shape self.batch_shape and same dtype as self.

Raises:

  • NotImplementedError: If self.is_square is False.

diag_part

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diag_part(name='diag_part')

Efficiently get the [batch] diagonal part of this operator.

If this operator has shape [B1,...,Bb, M, N], this returns a Tensor diagonal, of shape [B1,...,Bb, min(M, N)], where diagonal[b1,...,bb, i] = self.to_dense()[b1,...,bb, i, i].

my_operator = LinearOperatorDiag([1., 2.])

# Efficiently get the diagonal
my_operator.diag_part()
==> [1., 2.]

# Equivalent, but inefficient method
tf.linalg.diag_part(my_operator.to_dense())
==> [1., 2.]

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

  • diag_part: A Tensor of same dtype as self.

domain_dimension_tensor

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domain_dimension_tensor(name='domain_dimension_tensor')

Dimension (in the sense of vector spaces) of the domain of this operator.

Determined at runtime.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns N.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

int32 Tensor

inverse

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inverse(name='inverse')

Returns the Inverse of this LinearOperator.

Given A representing this LinearOperator, return a LinearOperator representing A^-1.

Args:

  • name: A name scope to use for ops added by this method.

Returns:

LinearOperator representing inverse of this matrix.

Raises:

  • ValueError: When the LinearOperator is not hinted to be non_singular.

log_abs_determinant

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log_abs_determinant(name='log_abs_det')

Log absolute value of determinant for every batch member.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

Tensor with shape self.batch_shape and same dtype as self.

Raises:

  • NotImplementedError: If self.is_square is False.

matmul

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matmul(
    x,
    adjoint=False,
    adjoint_arg=False,
    name='matmul'
)

Transform [batch] matrix x with left multiplication: x --> Ax.

# Make an operator acting like batch matrix A.  Assume A.shape = [..., M, N]
operator = LinearOperator(...)
operator.shape = [..., M, N]

X = ... # shape [..., N, R], batch matrix, R > 0.

Y = operator.matmul(X)
Y.shape
==> [..., M, R]

Y[..., :, r] = sum_j A[..., :, j] X[j, r]

Args:

  • x: LinearOperator or Tensor with compatible shape and same dtype as self. See class docstring for definition of compatibility.
  • adjoint: Python bool. If True, left multiply by the adjoint: A^H x.
  • adjoint_arg: Python bool. If True, compute A x^H where x^H is the hermitian transpose (transposition and complex conjugation).
  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

A LinearOperator or Tensor with shape [..., M, R] and same dtype as self.

matvec

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matvec(
    x,
    adjoint=False,
    name='matvec'
)

Transform [batch] vector x with left multiplication: x --> Ax.

# Make an operator acting like batch matric A.  Assume A.shape = [..., M, N]
operator = LinearOperator(...)

X = ... # shape [..., N], batch vector

Y = operator.matvec(X)
Y.shape
==> [..., M]

Y[..., :] = sum_j A[..., :, j] X[..., j]

Args:

  • x: Tensor with compatible shape and same dtype as self. x is treated as a [batch] vector meaning for every set of leading dimensions, the last dimension defines a vector. See class docstring for definition of compatibility.
  • adjoint: Python bool. If True, left multiply by the adjoint: A^H x.
  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

A Tensor with shape [..., M] and same dtype as self.

range_dimension_tensor

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range_dimension_tensor(name='range_dimension_tensor')

Dimension (in the sense of vector spaces) of the range of this operator.

Determined at runtime.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns M.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

int32 Tensor

shape_tensor

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shape_tensor(name='shape_tensor')

Shape of this LinearOperator, determined at runtime.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns a Tensor holding [B1,...,Bb, M, N], equivalent to tf.shape(A).

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

int32 Tensor

solve

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solve(
    rhs,
    adjoint=False,
    adjoint_arg=False,
    name='solve'
)

Solve (exact or approx) R (batch) systems of equations: A X = rhs.

The returned Tensor will be close to an exact solution if A is well conditioned. Otherwise closeness will vary. See class docstring for details.

Examples:

# Make an operator acting like batch matrix A.  Assume A.shape = [..., M, N]
operator = LinearOperator(...)
operator.shape = [..., M, N]

# Solve R > 0 linear systems for every member of the batch.
RHS = ... # shape [..., M, R]

X = operator.solve(RHS)
# X[..., :, r] is the solution to the r'th linear system
# sum_j A[..., :, j] X[..., j, r] = RHS[..., :, r]

operator.matmul(X)
==> RHS

Args:

  • rhs: Tensor with same dtype as this operator and compatible shape. rhs is treated like a [batch] matrix meaning for every set of leading dimensions, the last two dimensions defines a matrix. See class docstring for definition of compatibility.
  • adjoint: Python bool. If True, solve the system involving the adjoint of this LinearOperator: A^H X = rhs.
  • adjoint_arg: Python bool. If True, solve A X = rhs^H where rhs^H is the hermitian transpose (transposition and complex conjugation).
  • name: A name scope to use for ops added by this method.

Returns:

Tensor with shape [...,N, R] and same dtype as rhs.

Raises:

  • NotImplementedError: If self.is_non_singular or is_square is False.

solvevec

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solvevec(
    rhs,
    adjoint=False,
    name='solve'
)

Solve single equation with best effort: A X = rhs.

The returned Tensor will be close to an exact solution if A is well conditioned. Otherwise closeness will vary. See class docstring for details.

Examples:

# Make an operator acting like batch matrix A.  Assume A.shape = [..., M, N]
operator = LinearOperator(...)
operator.shape = [..., M, N]

# Solve one linear system for every member of the batch.
RHS = ... # shape [..., M]

X = operator.solvevec(RHS)
# X is the solution to the linear system
# sum_j A[..., :, j] X[..., j] = RHS[..., :]

operator.matvec(X)
==> RHS

Args:

  • rhs: Tensor with same dtype as this operator. rhs is treated like a [batch] vector meaning for every set of leading dimensions, the last dimension defines a vector. See class docstring for definition of compatibility regarding batch dimensions.
  • adjoint: Python bool. If True, solve the system involving the adjoint of this LinearOperator: A^H X = rhs.
  • name: A name scope to use for ops added by this method.

Returns:

Tensor with shape [...,N] and same dtype as rhs.

Raises:

  • NotImplementedError: If self.is_non_singular or is_square is False.

tensor_rank_tensor

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tensor_rank_tensor(name='tensor_rank_tensor')

Rank (in the sense of tensors) of matrix corresponding to this operator.

If this operator acts like the batch matrix A with A.shape = [B1,...,Bb, M, N], then this returns b + 2.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

int32 Tensor, determined at runtime.

to_dense

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to_dense(name='to_dense')

Return a dense (batch) matrix representing this operator.

trace

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trace(name='trace')

Trace of the linear operator, equal to sum of self.diag_part().

If the operator is square, this is also the sum of the eigenvalues.

Args:

  • name: A name for this Op.

Returns:

Shape [B1,...,Bb] Tensor of same dtype as self.