Let M(n,R) be the set of real positive definite symmetric (n x n)-matrices
equipped with the Euclidean norm, and let A is an element of M(n, R). Let L
(n,R) be the set of all real non-degenerate lower-triangular (n x n)-matric
es equipped with the Euclidean norm, and let L: M(n,R) --> L(n,R) be a (dif
ferentiable) map assigning to a positive definite symmetric matrix its lowe
r-triangular factor in the LU-decomposition. We give an effective upper est
imate for parallel toL'(A)parallel to.