[ODE] Leftover step time step instability
Matthews, Steve USA
swmatthe at nps.navy.mil
Thu Aug 14 20:33:02 2003
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why trying to step by this leftover time
> would create instability?
>
> If the timestep is very small, you may end up with some
> division by zeros,
> or something close.
>
Yeah, I figure you're probably right about the division by near zero. I just can't figure out why it isn't consistent, but thanks.
>
> time_to_make_up += amount of wall clock time that has passed.
>
That's a brick hitting me in the face; I guess I should have thought of just keeping the
leftover time for the next step.
Thanks much for the help!!
Bootshine