Python Program for Gauss-Seidel Iteration Method

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This program implements Gauss Seidel Iteration Method for solving systems of linear equation in python programming language.

In Gauss Seidel method, we first arrange given system of linear equations in diagonally dominant form. For example, if system of linear equations are:

3x + 20y - z = -18
2x - 3y + 20z = 25
20x + y - 2z = 17

Then they will be arranged like this:

20x + y - 2z = 17
3x + 20y -z = -18
2x - 3y + 20z = 25

After arranging equations in diagonally dominant form, we form equations for x, y, & z like this:

x = (17-y+2z)/20
y = (-18-3x+z)/20
z = (25-2x+3y)/20

These equations are defined later in Gauss Seidel python program using lambda expression.

Python Source Code: Gauss Seidel Method

# Gauss Seidel Iteration

# Defining equations to be solved
# in diagonally dominant form
f1 = lambda x,y,z: (17-y+2*z)/20
f2 = lambda x,y,z: (-18-3*x+z)/20
f3 = lambda x,y,z: (25-2*x+3*y)/20

# Initial setup
x0 = 0
y0 = 0
z0 = 0
count = 1

# Reading tolerable error
e = float(input('Enter tolerable error: '))

# Implementation of Gauss Seidel Iteration
print('\nCount\tx\ty\tz\n')

condition = True

while condition:
    x1 = f1(x0,y0,z0)
    y1 = f2(x1,y0,z0)
    z1 = f3(x1,y1,z0)
    print('%d\t%0.4f\t%0.4f\t%0.4f\n' %(count, x1,y1,z1))
    e1 = abs(x0-x1);
    e2 = abs(y0-y1);
    e3 = abs(z0-z1);
    
    count += 1
    x0 = x1
    y0 = y1
    z0 = z1
    
    condition = e1>e and e2>e and e3>e

print('\nSolution: x=%0.3f, y=%0.3f and z = %0.3f\n'% (x1,y1,z1))

Python Program Output: Gauss Seidel Method

Enter tolerable error: 0.0001

Count	x	y	z

1	0.8500	-1.0275	1.0109

2	1.0025	-0.9998	0.9998

3	1.0000	-1.0000	1.0000

4	1.0000	-1.0000	1.0000


Solution: x=1.000, y=-1.000 and z = 1.000