Re: False divergence of the NDSolve solution: how to avoid
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- Subject: [mg101802] Re: False divergence of the NDSolve solution: how to avoid
- From: Roland Franzius <roland.franzius at uos.de>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:05:44 -0400 (EDT)
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Alexei Boulbitch schrieb:
> Dear Community,
>
> I am simulating a system of ODE using v6. Here are the equations:
>
> eq1 = x'[t] == y[t];
> eq2 = y'[t] == 1/x[t] - 1.4 - (4.5 + y[t])*(1 + z[t]^2);
> eq3 = z'[t] == 18*z[t] - 0.75*(4.5 + y[t])^2*z[t] - z[t]^3;
>
> It is simulated at x>0. This system at x>0 seems to be globally stable.
> To understand it observe that at large x, y, and z one finds
> y' ~ - y*z^2 and z' ~ - z^3. In other words, there is a kind of a
> non-linear "returning force" for y and z, while x follows the dynamics
> of y.
y is a dummy. You have to consider eigenvalues of the matrix for
|x,y,z|->oo. At |(x,z)| -> oo easily you will find by elimination of y
x'' == - x' z^2
z' == 18 z - x'^2 z - z^3
If, by chance of rounding errors z < 0 z will run away to -oo.
>
> However, when solving it on Mathematica I sometimes find trajectories
> that counterintuitively diverge.
> Check this for example:
>
> NDSolve[{eq1, eq2, eq3, x[0] == 0.669, y[0] == 0.881,
> z[0] == 0.988}, {x, y, z}, {t, 0, 40}];
s=NDSolve[{eq1, eq2, eq3, x[0] == 0.669, y[0] == 0.881,
z[0] == 0.988}, {x, y, z}, {t, 0, 40}];
NDSolve::mxst: Maximum number of 10000 steps reached at the point t == \
27.928120676960916`. >>
> Plot[{Evaluate[x[t] /. s], Evaluate[y[t] /. s],
> Evaluate[z[t] /. s]}, {t, 0, 45}, PlotRange -> All,
> PlotStyle -> {Red, Green, Blue},
> AxesLabel -> {Style["t", 16], Style["x, y, z", 16]}]
The Plot explodes at t=27 exponentially
> My guess is that this is due to some peculiarity in the numeric method
> used, and the method should be probably changed, or its parameters
> specified. I am however, not experienced in numeric approaches for
> solving ODEs.
>
> Now comes the question:
> Can you give me a hint, of
> (i) what may be the reason of such a behavior?
> and
> (ii) What should I do to avoid such a false divergence?
Its always extremely difficult to control solutions of osciallating
nonlinear systems for a long time:-(
At least in this case use Abs[z[t]] on the right to cross the line
immediately if an error of z<0 is occurs or choose a t-step adaptive
method if z is approaching 0.
--
Roland Franzius