# scipy.sparse.linalg.bicgstab

scipy.sparse.linalg.bicgstab(A, b, x0=None, tol=1e-05, maxiter=None, M=None, callback=None, atol=None)

  Use BIConjugate Gradient STABilized iteration to solve `Ax = b`.

  Parameters
    A{sparse matrix, dense matrix, LinearOperator}

      The real or complex N-by-N matrix of the linear system. Alternatively, `A` can be a linear operator which can produce `Ax` using, e.g., `scipy.sparse.linalg.LinearOperator`.

    b{array, matrix}

      Right hand side of the linear system. Has shape (N,) or (N,1).

  Returns
    x{array, matrix}

      The converged solution.

    info integer
      Provides convergence information:

        0 : successful exit >0 : convergence to tolerance not achieved, number of iterations <0 : illegal input or breakdown

  Other Parameters
    x0{array, matrix}

      Starting guess for the solution.

    tol, atol float, optional

      Tolerances for convergence, `norm(residual) <= max(tol*norm(b), atol)`. The default for `atol` is `'legacy'`, which emulates a different legacy behavior.

      Warning

      The default value for atol will be changed in a future release. For future compatibility, specify atol explicitly.

    maxiter integer

      Maximum number of iterations. Iteration will stop after maxiter steps even if the specified tolerance has not been achieved.

    M{sparse matrix, dense matrix, LinearOperator}

      Preconditioner for A. The preconditioner should approximate the inverse of A. Effective preconditioning dramatically improves the rate of convergence, which implies that fewer iterations are needed to reach a given error tolerance.

    callback function

      User-supplied function to call after each iteration. It is called as callback(xk), where xk is the current solution vector.

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