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An exponential method of numerical integration of ordinary differential equations

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A formula for numerical integration is prepared, which involves an exponential term. This formula is compared to two standard integration methods, and it is shown that for a large class of differential equations, the exponential formula has superior stability properties for large step sizes. Thus this formula may be used with a large step size to decrease the total computing time for a solution significantly, particularly in those engineering problems where high accuracy is not needed.

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    cover image Communications of the ACM
    Communications of the ACM  Volume 6, Issue 8
    Aug. 1963
    315 pages
    ISSN:0001-0782
    EISSN:1557-7317
    DOI:10.1145/366707
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