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Title: Linear equations in general purpose codes for stiff ODEs

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5571594· OSTI ID:5571594

It is noted that it is possible to improve significantly the handling of linear problems in a general-purpose code with very little trouble to the user or change to the code. In such situations analytical evaluation of the Jacobian is a lot cheaper than numerical differencing. A slight change in the point at which the Jacobian is evaluated results in a more accurate Jacobian in linear problems. (RWR)

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
5571594
Report Number(s):
SAND-80-0429
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English