Superstable implicit Runge-Kutta methods for second order initial value problems (Q1824358)

The differential equation (1) \(y''=f(t,y,y')\), \(y(x_ 0)=y_ 0\), \(y'(x_ 0)=y'_ 0\) is studied. Implicit Runge-Kutta methods for the solution of (1) are given which are superstable with the exception of a finite number of isolated values of \(\beta\) h when applied to the test equation \(y''+2\alpha y'+\beta^ 2y=0\), \(\alpha\),\(\beta\geq 0\), \(\alpha +\beta >0\). Numerical results demonstrate the efficiency of these methods.