Numerical solution of Volterra integral and integro-differential equations with rapidly vanishing convolution kernels

F. C. Hoppensteadt, Zdzislaw Jackiewicz, B. Zubik-Kowal

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Abstract

Variable stepsize algorithms for the numerical solution of nonlinear Volterra integral and integro-differential equations of convolution type are described. These algorithms are based on an embedded pair of Runge-Kutta methods of order p=5 and p=4 proposed by Dormand and Prince with interpolation of uniform order p=4. They require O(N) number of kernel evaluations, where N is the number of steps. The cost of the algorithms can be further reduced for equations that have rapidly vanishing convolution kernels, by using waveform relaxation iterations after computing the numerical approximation by variable stepsize algorithm on some initial interval.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)325-350
Number of pages26
JournalBIT Numerical Mathematics
Volume47
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007

Keywords

  • Embedded Runge-Kutta methods
  • Numerical simulation of linear and nonlinear time invariant systems
  • Volterra integral equation of convolution type
  • Waveform relaxation iterations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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