A generalization of Saad's bound on harmonic Ritz vectors of Hermitian matrices

Abstract: We prove a Saad's type bound for harmonic Ritz vectors of a Hermitian matrix. The new bound reveals a dependence of the harmonic Rayleigh--Ritz procedure on the condition number of a shifted problem operator. Several practical implications are discussed. In particular, the bound motivates incorporation of preconditioning into the harmonic Rayleigh--Ritz scheme.