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The boundary locus method for determining the stability region of a linear multistep method is considered from several viewpoints. In particular we show how it is related to the order of the method. These ideas are extended to Runge-Kutta and other methods.
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Sanz-Serna, J.M. Some aspects of the boundary locus method. BIT 20, 97–101 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01933590
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01933590