Two concepts for numerical periodic solutions of ODE's (Q1122329)

The paper deals with numerical approximations for a hyperbolic periodic orbit of an ordinary differential equation by a one-step method. In computing such an approximation one looks either for periodic points of the mapping corresponding to the numerical method or for an invariant set of that mapping. It is shown that both of these concepts are meaningful in the sense that the corresponding sets exist and are \(C^ k\)-circles, provided the method is accurate enough. Adequate theorems are presented.