Time-Spectral Efficiency

Abstract

This study concerns the efficiency of time-spectral methods for numerical solution of differential equations. It is found that the time-spectral method GWRM demonstrates insensitivity to stiffness and chaoticity due to the implicit nature of the solution algorithm. Accuracy is thus determined primarily by numerical resolution of the solution shape. Examples of efficient solution of stiff and chaotic problems, where explicit methods fail or are significantly slower, are given. Non-smooth and partially steep solutions, however, remain challenging for convergence and accuracy. Some, earlier suggested, smoothing algorithms are shown to be ineffective in addressing this issue. Our findings underscore the need for further exploration of time-spectral approaches to enhance convergence and accuracy for steep or non-smooth solutions.