Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Nov 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990aj....100.1694q&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 100, Nov. 1990, p. 1694-1700. Research supported by NSERC.
Statistics
Computation
69
Computational Astrophysics, Numerical Integration, Orbit Calculation, Solar Orbits, Dynamic Stability, Iterative Solution, Linear Equations, Orbit Perturbation, Truncation Errors
Scientific paper
The limit to the numerical accuracy of integrations of planetary orbits is set by the accumulation of round-off and truncation error. For the usual Stoermer multistep methods, even if steps are taken to reduce round-off error, truncation error still results in an energy error that grows linearly with time, which leads to a longitude error that grows quadratically with time. Here, 'symmetric' multistep methods are developed for which truncation leads to a longitude error that grows only linearly with time. The superiority of the symmetric methods over the Stoermer methods is illustrated by numerical examples. The optimum choice of the order and the coefficients of a symmetric multistep method for planetary integrations are discussed.
Quinlan Gerald D.
Tremaine Scott
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