A New Hybrid Block Method via Combined Hermite Polynomials and Exponential Functions as Basis Function

Abstract

This paper presents the derivation and implementation of a hybrid block method for solving stiff and oscillatory first-order initial value problems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). The hybrid block method was derived by continuous collocation and interpolation using combined Hermite polynomials and exponential functions as the basis function to produce a continuous implicit Linear Multistep Method (LMM) of order nine and implement in block form. The basic properties of the derived method were studied, and the hybrid block integrator was demonstrated to be zero-stable, convergent, consistent, and to have an A-stable region of absolute stability, which made it suitable for stiff and oscillatory ordinary differential equations. The use of a combined basis in the generation of LMMs is worthy of universal acceptance. The technique indicates that, utilizing an interpolation and collocation approach, continuous LMMs can be derived from combinations of any polynomials and exponential functions. On two sampled stiff and oscillatory problems, the new integrator was tested. The numerical results indicate that our new hybrid block integrator is computationally efficient and outperforms existing methods in terms of accuracy