Seventh order hybrid block method for solution of first order stiff systems of initial value problems

Abstract

Abstract A hybrid second derivative three-step method of order 7 is proposed for solving first order stiff differential equations. The complementary and main methods are generated from a single continuous scheme through interpolation and collocation procedures. The continuous scheme makes it easy to interpolate at off-grid and grid points. The consistency, stability, and convergence properties of the block formula are presented. The hybrid second derivative block backward differentiation formula is concurrently applied to the first order stiff systems to generate the numerical solution that do not coincide in time over a given interval. The numerical results show that the new method compares favorably with some known methods in the literature.

Keywords

• Stiff systems
• Stability analysis
• Hybrid block method