A Cayley-free Two-Step Algorithm for Inverse Singular Value Problems

Abstract: In this paper, we investigate numerical solutions for inverse singular value problems (for short, ISVPs) arising in various applications. Inspired by the methodologies employed for inverse eigenvalue problems, we propose a Cayley-free two-step algorithm for solving the ISVP. Compared to the existing two-step algorithms for the ISVP, our algorithm eliminates the need for Cayley transformations and consequently avoids solving $2(m+n)$ linear systems during the computation of approximate singular vectors at each outer iteration. Under the assumption that the Jacobian matrix at a solution is nonsingular, we present a convergence analysis for the proposed algorithm and prove a cubic root-convergence rate. Numerical experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness of our algorithm.