Solving high-index DAEs by Taylor series (Q1281834)

The author proposes an approach for solving differential-algebraic equations (DAEs) by expanding the solution as a Taylor series. The considered DAEs are assumed to have smooth solutions, but no restrictions concerning their order or their index are posed. The generalization for DAEs of a solution method based on the Taylor series expansion requires a strategy for suitably many initial stages that guarantees the constraints to be satisfied. For the further stages, the author proposes an approach in terms of an assignment problem. Various examples illustrate the algorithm and how to handle some of the difficulties that may appear.