Preliminary Plans

We expect to provide basic computational kernels in the following domains.

• Basic Linear Algebra, i.e. the BLAS
• Systems of Linear Equations including direct and iterative methods
• Special Functions such as Bessel functions
• Nonlinear Equations such as zeros and minima of functions of one variable
• Random Number Generators

Other areas such as dense eigenvalue problems and numerical quadrature will also be considered.

These kernels will be used in performance studies of Java compilers and virtual machines on a variety of platforms. They will also be used to develop prototype scientific computing objects at a higher level of abstraction.