On the numerical integration of second-order initial value problems with a periodic forcing function (Q1074317)

Runge-Kutta-Nyström type methods and special predictor-corrector methods are constructed for the accurate solution of second-order differential equations of which the solution is dominated by the forced oscillation originating from an external, periodic forcing term. For a family of second-order explicit and linearly implicit Runge-Kutta- Nyström methods it is shown that the forced oscillation is represented with zero phase lag. For a family of predictor-corrector methods of fourth-order, it is shown that both the phase lag order and the dissipation of the forced oscillation can be made arbitrarily high. Numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of our reduced phase lag methods.