Implicit one-step block hybrid third-derivative method for the direct solution of initial value problems of second-order ordinary differential equations

A new one-step block method with generalized three hybrid points for solving initial value problems of second-order ordinary differential equations directly is proposed. In deriving this method, a power series approximate function is interpolated at {xn,xn+r} while its second and third derivatives a...

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Main Authors: Alkasassbeh, Mohammad, Omar, Zurni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22305/1/JAM%202017%201%208.pdf
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Summary:A new one-step block method with generalized three hybrid points for solving initial value problems of second-order ordinary differential equations directly is proposed. In deriving this method, a power series approximate function is interpolated at {xn,xn+r} while its second and third derivatives are collocated at all points {xn,xn+r,xn+s,xn+t,xn+1} in the given interval. The proposed method is then tested on initial value problems of second-order ordinary differential equations solved by other methods previously. The numerical results confirm the superiority of the new method to the existing methods in terms of accuracy.