Multistep Methods for Integrating the Solar System
Author(s)
Skordos, Panayotis S.
Date Issued
July 1, 1988
Series/Report no.
AITR-1055
Abstract
High order multistep methods, run at constant stepsize, are very effective for integrating the Newtonian solar system for extended periods of time. I have studied the stability and error growth of these methods when applied to harmonic oscillators and two-body systems like the Sun-Jupiter pair. I have also tried to design better multistep integrators than the traditional Stormer and Cowell methods, and I have found a few interesting ones.
Subjects
numerical integration
error analysis
solar system
stwo-body problem
multistep integrators
roundoff error
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