Laguerre-Gauss collocation method for initial value problems of second order ODEs (Q764607)

The authors propose a new collocation method for initial value problems of second order ordinary differential equations (ODEs), which provides global numerical solutions directly and possesses spectral accuracy in a weighted Sobolev space. This new method is also available for fast growing solutions as \(t\) increases. Numerical results show that the present method often uses less computational time and is more accurate than several finite difference methods since it uses the Laguerre interpolation \({\mathcal I}_\beta^N\) which is stable even for large \(N\). A new framework is developed for analyzing the errors of numerical processes of initial value problems of second order ODEs by using recent results on the modified Laguerre--Gauss interpolation. For dissipative problems, one can use the Laguerre functions \(\tilde L_j^{(\beta)}(t)=e^{1/2}L_j^{(\beta)}(t)\) as basis functions.