On a New Family of Runge–Kutta–Nyström Pairs of Orders 6(4)

Abstract

In this study, Runge–Kutta–Nyström pairs of orders 6(4) using six stages per step are considered. The main contribution of the present work is that we introduce a new family of pairs (i.e., new methodology of solution for order conditions) that possesses seven free parameters instead of four, as used by similar pairs until now. Using these extra coefficients efficiently we may construct methods with better properties. Here, we exploit the free parameters in order to derive a pair with extended imaginary stability interval. This type of method may furnish better results on problems with periodic solutions. Extended numerical tests justify our effort.