QMC methods for the solution of delay differential equations

  • Authors:
  • Reinhold Kainhofer

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics, Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 30, A-8010 Graz, Austria

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

In this paper the quasi-Monte Carlo methods for Runge-Kutta solution techniques of differential equations, which were developed by Stengle, Lécot, Coulibaly and Koudiraty, are extended to delay differential equations of the form y'(t) = f(t,y(t),y(t-τ(t))). The retarded argument is approximated by interpolation, after which the conventional (quasi-)Monte Carlo Runge-Kutta methods can be applied. We give a proof of the convergence of this method and its order in a general form, which does not depend on a specific quasi-Monte Carlo Runge-Kutta method. Finally, a numerical investigation shows that similar to ordinary differential equations, this quasi-randomized method leads to an improvement for heavily oscillating delay differential equations, compared even to high-order Runge-Kutta schemes.