# ExplicitEuler¶

This solver solves an explicit ordinary differential equation using the explicit Euler method.

We want to approximate the solution to the ordinary differential equation of the form,

$\dot{y} = f(t,y), \quad y(t_0) = y_0 .$

Using the explicit Euler method, the approximation is defined as follow,

$y_{n+1} = y_n + hf(t_n,y_n)$

with $$h$$ being the step-size and $$y_n$$ the previous solution to the equation.

## Support¶

• State events (root funtions) : True
• Step events (completed step) : True
• Time events : True

## Usage¶

Import the solver together with the correct problem:

from assimulo.solvers import ExplicitEuler
from assimulo.problem import Explicit_Problem

Define the problem, such as:

def rhs(t, y): #Note that y are a 1-D numpy array.
yd = -1.0
return N.array([yd]) #Note that the return must be numpy array, NOT a scalar.

y0 = [1.0]
t0 = 1.0

Create a problem instance:

mod = Explicit_Problem(rhs, y0, t0)

Note

For complex problems, it is recommended to check the available examples and the documentation in the problem class, Explicit_Problem. It is also recommended to define your problem as a subclass of Explicit_Problem.

Warning

When subclassing from a problem class, the function for calculating the right-hand-side (for ODEs) must be named rhs and in the case with a residual function (for DAEs) it must be named res.

Create a solver instance:

sim = ExplicitEuler(mod)

Modify (optionally) the solver parameters.

Parameters:

• backward Specifies if the simulation is done in reverse time.
• clock_step Specifies if the elapsed time of an integrator step should be timed or not.
• display_progress This option actives output during the integration in terms of that the current integration is periodically printed to the stdout.
• h Defines the step-size that is to be used by the solver.
• num_threads This options specifies the number of threads to be used for those solvers that supports it.
• report_continuously This options specifies if the solver should report the solution continuously after steps.
• store_event_points This options specifies if the solver should save additional points at the events, $$t_e^-, t_e^+$$.
• time_limit This option can be used to limit the time of an integration.
• verbosity This determines the level of the output.

Simulate the problem:

Information: