Stability Analysis and Performance Evaluation of Additive Mixed-Precision Runge-Kutta Methods

Additive Runge-Kutta methods designed for preserving highly accurate solutions in mixed-precision computation were previously proposed and analyzed.These specially designed methods use reduced precision for the implicit computations and full precision for the explicit computations.In this work,we analyze the stability properties of these methods and their sensitivity to the low-precision rounding errors,and demonstrate their performance in terms of accuracy and efficiency.We develop codes in FORTRAN and Julia to solve nonlinear systems of ODEs and PDEs using the mixed-precision additive Runge-Kutta(MP-ARK)methods.The convergence,accuracy,and runtime of these methods are explored.We show that for a given level of accuracy,suitably chosen MP-ARK methods may provide significant reductions in runtime.

Stability and Time-Step Constraints of Implicit-Explicit Runge-Kutta Methods for the Linearized Korteweg-de Vries Equation

This paper provides a study on the stability and time-step constraints of solving the linearized Korteweg-de Vries(KdV)equation,using implicit-explicit(IMEX)Runge-Kutta(RK)time integration methods combined with either finite difference(FD)or local discontinuous Galerkin(DG)spatial discretization.We analyze the stability of the fully discrete scheme,on a uniform mesh with periodic boundary conditions,using the Fourier method.For the linearized KdV equation,the IMEX schemes are stable under the standard Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy(CFL)conditionτ≤λh.Here,λis the CFL number,τis the time-step size,and h is the spatial mesh size.We study several IMEX schemes and characterize their CFL number as a function ofθ=d/h^(2)with d being the dispersion coefficient,which leads to several interesting observations.We also investigate the asymptotic behaviors of the CFL number for sufficiently refined meshes and derive the necessary conditions for the asymptotic stability of the IMEX-RK methods.Some numerical experiments are provided in the paper to illustrate the performance of IMEX methods under different time-step constraints.

THE SCHWARZ ALTERNATING METHOD FOR A FOURTH-ORDER VARIATIONAL INEQUALITY

In this paper the Schwarz alternating method for a fourth-order elliptic variational inequality problem is considered by way of the equivalent form, and the geometric convergence is obtained on two subdomains.

Application of the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) for Solving the Singular Fourth-Order Parabolic Partial Differential Equation

In this paper, the ADM method is used to construct the solution of the singular fourth-order partial differential equation.

C1-Conforming Quadrilateral Spectral Element Method for Fourth-Order Equations

This paper is devoted to Professor Benyu Guo's open question on the C1-conforming quadrilateral spectral element method for fourth-order equations which has been endeavored for years. Starting with generalized Jacobi polynomials on the reference square, we construct the C1-conforming basis functions using the bilinear mapping from the reference square onto each quadrilateral element which fall into three categories-interior modes, edge modes, and vertex modes. In contrast to the triangular element, compulsively compensatory requirements on the global C1-continuity should be imposed for edge and vertex mode basis functions such that their normal derivatives on each common edge are reduced from rational functions to polynomials, which depend on only parameters of the common edge. It is amazing that the C1-conforming basis functions on each quadrilateral element contain polynomials in primitive variables, the completeness is then guaranteed and further confirmed by the numerical results on the Petrov-Galerkin spectral method for the non-homogeneous boundary value problem of fourth-order equations on an arbitrary quadrilateral. Finally, a C1-conforming quadrilateral spectral element method is proposed for the biharmonic eigenvalue problem, and numerical experiments demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of our spectral element method.

SECOND-ORDER ACCURATE DIFFERENCE METHOD FOR THE SINGULARLY PERTURBED PROBLEM OF FOURTH-ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In this paper, we construct a uniform second-order difference scheme for a class of boundary value problems of fourth-order ordinary differential equations. Finally, a numerical example is given.

Symplectic partitioned Runge-Kutta method based onthe eighth-order nearly analytic discrete operator and its wavefield simulations

We propose a symplectic partitioned Runge-Kutta （SPRK） method with eighth-order spatial accuracy based on the extended Hamiltonian system of the acoustic waveequation. Known as the eighth-order NSPRK method, this technique uses an eighth-orderaccurate nearly analytic discrete （NAD） operator to discretize high-order spatial differentialoperators and employs a second-order SPRK method to discretize temporal derivatives.The stability criteria and numerical dispersion relations of the eighth-order NSPRK methodare given by a semi-analytical method and are tested by numerical experiments. We alsoshow the differences of the numerical dispersions between the eighth-order NSPRK methodand conventional numerical methods such as the fourth-order NSPRK method, the eighth-order Lax-Wendroff correction （LWC） method and the eighth-order staggered-grid （SG）method. The result shows that the ability of the eighth-order NSPRK method to suppress thenumerical dispersion is obviously superior to that of the conventional numerical methods. Inthe same computational environment, to eliminate visible numerical dispersions, the eighth-order NSPRK is approximately 2.5 times faster than the fourth-order NSPRK and 3.4 timesfaster than the fourth-order SPRK, and the memory requirement is only approximately47.17% of the fourth-order NSPRK method and 49.41% of the fourth-order SPRK method,which indicates the highest computational efficiency. Modeling examples for the two-layermodels such as the heterogeneous and Marmousi models show that the wavefields generatedby the eighth-order NSPRK method are very clear with no visible numerical dispersion.These numerical experiments illustrate that the eighth-order NSPRK method can effectivelysuppress numerical dispersion when coarse grids are adopted. Therefore, this methodcan greatly decrease computer memory requirement and accelerate the forward modelingproductivity. In general, the eighth-order NSPRK method has tremendous potential value forseismic exploration and seismology research.

CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS OF RUNGE-KUTTA METHODS FOR A CLASS OF RETARDED DIFFERENTIAL ALGEBRAIC SYSTEMS

This article deals with a class of numerical methods for retarded differential algebraic systems with time-variable delay. The methods can be viewed as a combination of Runge-Kutta methods and Lagrange interpolation. A new convergence concept, called DA-convergence, is introduced. The DA-convergence result for the methods is derived. At the end, a numerical example is given to verify the computational effectiveness and the theoretical result.

Runge-Kutta method, finite element method, and regular algorithms for Hamiltonian system

The symplectic algorithm and the energy conservation algorithm are two important kinds of algorithms to solve Hamiltonian systems. The symplectic Runge- Kutta （RK） method is an important part of the former, and the continuous finite element method （CFEM） belongs to the later. We find and prove the equivalence of one kind of the implicit RK method and the CFEM, give the coefficient table of the CFEM to simplify its computation, propose a new standard to measure algorithms for Hamiltonian systems, and define another class of algorithms --the regular method. Finally, numerical experiments are given to verify the theoretical results.

Superlinear Fourth-order Elliptic Problem without Ambrosetti and Rabinowitz Growth Condition

This paper deals with superlinear fourth-order elliptic problem under Navier boundary condition. By using the mountain pass theorem and suitable truncation, a multiplicity result is established for all λ〉 0 and some previous result is extended.

Multi-symplectic Runge-Kutta methods for Landau-Ginzburg-Higgs equation

Nonlinear wave equations have been extensively investigated in the last sev- eral decades. The Landau-Ginzburg-Higgs equation, a typical nonlinear wave equation, is studied in this paper based on the multi-symplectic theory in the Hamilton space. The multi-symplectic Runge-Kutta method is reviewed, and a semi-implicit scheme with certain discrete conservation laws is constructed to solve the first-order partial differential equations （PDEs） derived from the Landau-Ginzburg-Higgs equation. The numerical re- sults for the soliton solution of the Landau-Ginzburg-Higgs equation are reported, showing that the multi-symplectic Runge-Kutta method is an efficient algorithm with excellent long-time numerical behaviors.

A class of twostep continuity Runge-Kutta methods for solving singular delay differential equations and its convergence

An idea of relaxing the effect of delay when computing the Runge-Kutta stages in the current step and a class of two-step continuity Runge-Kutta methods （TSCRK） is presented. Their construction, their order conditions and their convergence are studied. The two-step continuity Runge-Kutta methods possess good numerical stability properties and higher stage-order, and keep the explicit process of computing the Runge-Kutta stages. The numerical experiments show that the TSCRK methods are efficient.

Projected Runge-Kutta methods for constrained Hamiltonian systems

Projected Runge-Kutta （R-K） methods for constrained Hamiltonian systems are proposed. Dynamic equations of the systems, which are index-3 differential-algebraic equations （DAEs） in the Heisenberg form, are established under the framework of Lagrangian multipliers. R-K methods combined with the technique of projections are then used to solve the DAEs. The basic idea of projections is to eliminate the constraint violations at the position, velocity, and acceleration levels, and to preserve the total energy of constrained Hamiltonian systems by correcting variables of the position, velocity, acceleration, and energy. Numerical results confirm the validity and show the high precision of the proposed method in preserving three levels of constraints and total energy compared with results reported in the literature.

Superconvergence Analysis of the Runge-Kutta Discontinuous Galerkin Method with Upwind-Biased Numerical Flux for Two-Dimensional Linear Hyperbolic Equation

In this paper,we shall establish the superconvergence properties of the Runge-Kutta dis-continuous Galerkin method for solving two-dimensional linear constant hyperbolic equa-tion,where the upwind-biased numerical flux is used.By suitably defining the correction function and deeply understanding the mechanisms when the spatial derivatives and the correction manipulations are carried out along the same or different directions,we obtain the superconvergence results on the node averages,the numerical fluxes,the cell averages,the solution and the spatial derivatives.The superconvergence properties in space are pre-served as the semi-discrete method,and time discretization solely produces an optimal order error in time.Some numerical experiments also are given.

Delay-dependent stability analysis of Runge-Kutta methods for neutral delay differential equations

The aim of this paper is to study the asymptotic stability properties of Runge Kutta(R-K) methods for neutral differential equations(NDDEs) when they are applied to the linear test equation of the form: y′(t)=ay(t)+by(t-τ)+cy’(t-τ), t>0, y(t)=g(t), -τ≤t≤0, with a,b,c∈[FK(W+3mm\.3mm][TPP129A,+3mm?3mm,BP], τ>0 and g(t) is a continuous real value function. In this paper we are concerned with the dependence of stability region on a fixed but arbitrary delay τ. In fact, it is one of the N.Guglielmi open problems to investigate the delay dependent stability analysis for NDDEs. The results that the 2,3 stages non natural R-K methods are unstable as Radau IA and Lobatto IIIC are proved. And the s stages Radau IIA methods are unstable, however all Gauss methods are compatible.

High Accurate Fourth-Order Finite Difference Solutions of the Three Dimensional Poisson’s Equation in Cylindrical Coordinate

In this work, by extending the method of Hockney into three dimensions, the Poisson’s equation in cylindrical coordinates system with the Dirichlet’s boundary conditions in a portion of a cylinder for is solved directly. The Poisson equation is approximated by fourth-order finite differences and the resulting large algebraic system of linear equations is treated systematically in order to get a block tri-diagonal system. The accuracy of this method is tested for some Poisson’s equations with known analytical solutions and the numerical results obtained show that the method produces accurate results.

Numerical Stability and Oscillations of Runge-Kutta Methods for Differential Equations with Piecewise Constant Arguments of Advanced Type

For differential equations with piecewise constant arguments of advanced type, numerical stability and oscillations of Runge-Kutta methods are investigated. The necessary and sufficient conditions under which the numerical stability region contains the analytic stability region are given. The conditions of oscillations for the Runge-Kutta methods are obtained also. We prove that the Runge-Kutta methods preserve the oscillations of the analytic solution. Moreover, the relationship between stability and oscillations is discussed. Several numerical examples which confirm the results of our analysis are presented.

Three-stage Stiffly Accurate Runge-Kutta Methods for Stiff Stochastic Differential Equations

In this paper we discuss diagonally implicit and semi-implicit methods based on the three-stage stiffly accurate Runge-Kutta methods for solving Stratonovich stochastic differential equations（SDEs）.Two methods,a three-stage stiffly accurate semi-implicit（SASI3） method and a three-stage stiffly accurate diagonally implicit （SADI3） method,are constructed in this paper.In particular,the truncated random variable is used in the implicit method.The stability properties and numerical results show the effectiveness of these methods in the pathwise approximation of stiff SDEs.

Algebraic Stability of Multistep Runge-Kutta Methods

A series of sufficient and necessary conditions for the algebraic stability of multistepRunge-Kutta methods is obtained, most of which can be regarded as extension of the relevant results available for Runge-Kutta methods, especially, for Radau Ⅰ A, Radau Ⅱ A and Gaussian Runge-Kutta methods.

A Class of Explicit Parallel Multistep Runge-Kutta Methods

In this paper, a rather general class of explicit parallel multistep Runge-Kutta methods is constructed for solving initial value problem of ordinary differential equations. Also, the corresponding convergence and stability are analysed. Several parallel computational formulae are given. The numerical experiments, including accuracy, speedup, and efficiency tests show that the methods are efficient.