\(2N\)-storage low dissipation and dispersion Runge-Kutta schemes for computational acoustics (Q1287197)

The paper discusses the development of Runge-Kutta (RK) schemes with low dissipation and low dispersion and with \(2N\)-storage requrement, where \(N\) is the number of grid points multiplied by the number of variables. Usually RK schemes are given by Butcher's table where coefficients satisfy some conditions. Additional equations can be obtained from the requirement of low dissipation and dispersion. According to \textit{F. Q. Hu, M. Y. Hussaini} and \textit{J. L. Mantey} [J. Comput. Phys. 124, No. 1, 177-191, Art. No. 0052 (1996; Zbl 0849.76046)], these equations can be provided by minimization of \(L^2\) error of amplification factor of the scheme written for a constant coefficient ODE. In order to construct RK schemes in the \(2N\)-storage form, the authors derive a relationship between usual and \(2N\)-storage coefficients. The \(2N\)-storage formulation usually requires more stages than standard RK methods. Second-order five-stage, fourth-order six-stage and two-step fourth-order methods are presented. Two numerical tests with ODEs and linear convection equations are discussed, where calculations are also performed by classical fourth-order four-stage scheme (RK4). Numerical tests show that the optimized methods are more efficient than the RK4 scheme since they are more accurate and require reduced storage and reduced total number of stages.