Functionally fitted Runge-Kutta-Nyström methods

Abstract

We have shown previously that functionally fitted Runge-Kutta (FRK) methods can be studied using a convenient collocation framework. Here, we extend that framework to functionally fitted Runge-Kutta-Nyström (FRKN) methods, shedding further light on the fact that these methods can integrate a second-order differential equation exactly if its solution is a combination of certain basis functions, and that superconvergence can be obtained when the collocation points satisfy some orthogonality conditions. An analysis of their stability is also conducted.