Euler method

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algorithm
gptkb:logic
gptkbp:application numerical integration
simulation of dynamical systems
gptkbp:category initial value problem
gptkbp:error_order O(h^2)
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
numerical analysis
gptkbp:firstPublished 1768
gptkbp:global_error_order O(h)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euler method
gptkbp:input partial differential equations
initial condition
gptkbp:limitation low accuracy for stiff equations
numerical instability for large step sizes
gptkbp:main_formula y_{n+1} = y_n + h f(x_n, y_n)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkbp:order_of_accuracy first order
gptkbp:output approximate solution at discrete points
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Runge-Kutta_methods
gptkb:Heun's_method
gptkb:backward_Euler_method
gptkb:improved_Euler_method
gptkbp:step_size h
gptkbp:type explicit method
local truncation error
gptkbp:usedFor solving ordinary differential equations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Runge-Kutta_methods
gptkb:Numerical_Solution_of_Differential_Equations
gptkb:Fourth-order_Runge–Kutta_method
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7