\(A\)-stability of implicit Runge-Kutta extrapolations (Q5961740)

This paper concerns \(A\)-stability barriers for polynomial extrapolations of implicit Runge-Kutta methods. It is shown that, under some mild restrictions, a method of even order cannot admit an \(A\)-stable first extrapolation, while an odd-order method cannot admit first and second extrapolations that are both \(A\)-stable. The implications of the results for some well-known classes of high-order methods are discussed.