A Posteriori Error Estimation and Global Error Control for Ordinary Differential Equations by the Adjoint Method

  • Authors:
  • Yang Cao;Linda Petzold

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a general method for a posteriori error estimation in the solution of initial value problems in ordinary differential equations (ODEs). With the help of adjoint sensitivity software, this method can be implemented efficiently. It provides a condition estimate for the ODE system. We also propose an algorithm for global error control, based on the condition of the system and the perturbation due to the numerical approximation.