An index splitting of a singular matrix A for the Drazin inverse and i
ts relative iterations for the minimal P-norm solution of the singular
linear system Ax = b [b is an element of R (A(k)), k = Ind(A)] are pr
esented. Some convergence criteria are also given and a method is deve
loped for constructing the index splitting of matrix A. (C) 1998 Elsev
ier Science Inc. All rights reserved.