Runge-Kutta with higher order derivative approximations (Q1567640)

This paper deals with a new class of Runge-Kutta methods for initial value problems \(y'= f(x,y)\). New third- and fourth-order numerical integration techniques inspired by the Runge-Kutta method are presented. These methods exploit the use of higher-order derivatives, specially \(f'\). A technique utilizing an approximation to \(f'\) is presented. The cases where the proposed methods are more efficient than the classical Runge-Kutta methods are analyzed.