Numerical Solution of Implicit Neutral Functional Differential Equations (Q4243576)

The paper is concerned with the solution of the implicit neutral functional differential equation \[ [y(t)-g(t,y(\varphi(t)))]'=f_0(t,y(t),y(\varphi(t))),\quad t\geq t_0, \] where \(f_0,\;g\) and \(\varphi\) are given functions with \(\varphi(t)\leq t\) for \(t\geq t_0\), endowed with the initial condition \(y(t_0)=Y_0\). The equation is transformed into a system that consists of a functional equation and a retarded functional differential equation. Two general one-step numerical methods that are based on the standard continuous Runge-Kutta method for ordinary differential equations and the collocation method for functional equations are formulated and analyzed. The stability of these Runge-Kutta-collocation methods is discussed relative to a globally stable test system of linear neutral functional differential equations with constant delay.