
A variable step reduction block solver for stiff ODEs
has been suggested. This VSRBS emanates from the
3-step block predictor method of order four and 2-
step block corrector method of order three. The
VSRBS has the capacity to vary the step-vary the
order and implement a suitable vary step size with
the support of the tolerance level. The derivation of
the VSRBS is done via a special trigonometrically
fitted method used as the basis function
approximation for the purpose of approximating the
trigonometrically exact solution. The (VSRBS)
evaluated three stiff problems and compare the
results with existing methods. The performance of
VSRBS competes favourably with [25] in terms of
the maximum errors as a result of finding a suitable
variable step size for VSRBS to satisfy the tolerance
level. [9, 11, 25] belongs to the backward
differentiation formula (family) which has been
strictly designed to solve stiff problems with strong
region of absolute stability compare to VSRBS of
Adams family which is projected for non-stiff
problems. VSRBS involves tedious computation of
using a specially designed block predictor and block
corrector method to find a suitable variable step size
to satisfy the tolerance criteria. The VSRBS performs
better than [9, 11] due to the execution of (4) and (5)
as the basis function approximation compare to
others using Lagrange polynomial and Newton
iteration as basis function approximation. Also, the
successful implementation is attributed to
implementing variable step-variable order-finding a
suitable variable step size at every loop process.
Thus, the VSRBS is efficient and accurate for stiff
ordinary differential equations. Further studies will
be to design a block solver with the capacity to
handle exponentially exact solution.
Acknowledgements:
The authors would like to thank and appreciate
Covenant University for providing sponsorship
throughout the study period of time. Many thanks to
the anonymous reviewers for their immense
contribution.
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