NAG C Library Sub-chapter Introduction

This sub-chapter contains the specifications of the integrators from the DASSL package, Brenan et al. (1996).

The DASSL integrator nag_dae_ivp_dassl_gen (d02nec) is designed for solving systems of the form, $F\left(t,y,y\prime \right)=0$. These formulations permit solution of differential/algebraic systems (DAEs). The facilities provided are essentially those of the explicit solvers.

The DASSL integrator, nag_dae_ivp_dassl_gen (d02nec), has an associated setup function nag_dae_ivp_dassl_setup (d02mwc) which must be called first. On return from the integrator, if it is feasible to continue the integration, the associated continuation call function is nag_dae_ivp_dassl_cont (d02mcc) may be called to rest various integration parameters. The structure of the Jacobian is assumed to be full unless nag_dae_ivp_dassl_linalg (d02npc) is called following a call to the setup function to specify that the Jacobian is banded and to supply its bandwidths.

The DASSL integrator nag_dae_ivp_dassl_gen (d02nec) can solve DAEs of the fully implicit form $F\left(t,y,y\prime \right)=0$ and therefore has increased functionality over the SPRINT integrators. Additionally nag_dae_ivp_dassl_gen (d02nec) can be used to solve difficult algebraic problems by continuation; for example, the nonlinear algebraic problem can be solved by integrating solutions of where the solution to $f\left(x\right)+g\left(x\right)=0$ is known. The solution of this type of problem is illustrated in Section 10 in nag_dae_ivp_dassl_gen (d02nec).

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Brenan K, Campbell S and Petzold L (1996) Numerical Solution of Initial-Value Problems in Differential-Algebraic Equations SIAM, Philadelphia