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Column-oriented versions of algebraic iterative methods are interesting alternatives to their row-version counterparts: they converge to a least squares solution, and they provide a basis for saving computational work by skipping small updates. In this paper we consider the case of noise-free data. We present a convergence analysis of the column algorithms, we discuss two techniques (loping and flagging) for reducing the work, and we establish some convergence results for methods that utilize these techniques. The performance of the algorithms is illustrated with numerical examples from computed tomography.
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This work is a part of the project HD-Tomo funded by Advanced Grant No. 291405 from the European Research Council.
An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11075-016-0232-6.
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Elfving, T., Hansen, P.C. & Nikazad, T. Convergence analysis for column-action methods in image reconstruction. Numer Algor 74, 905–924 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11075-016-0176-x
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