Hybrid, phase–fitted, four–step methods of seventh order for solving x″(t) = f(t,x)

Abstract

A four‐step method of seventh algebraic order is presented. It is tuned for addressing the special second order initial value problem. The new method is hybrid, explicit, and uses three stages per step. In addition is phase fitted. In consequence it uses variable coefficients that depend on the magnitude of the step‐size. We also present numerical tests on a set of standard problems that illustrate the efficiency of the derived method over older ones given in the relevant literature.