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numericalSolution: Numerical Solution and Plotting

Description

Numerically solves a two dimensional autonomous ODE system for a given initial condition, using ode from the package deSolve. It then plots the dependent variables against the independent variable.

Usage

numericalSolution(deriv, y0 = NULL, tlim, tstep = 0.01,
  parameters = NULL, type = "one", col = c("red", "blue"),
  add.grid = TRUE, add.legend = TRUE, state.names = c("x", "y"), ...)

Arguments

deriv

A function computing the derivative at a point for the ODE system to be analysed. Discussion of the required structure of these functions can be found in the package guide.

y0

The initial condition. Should be a vector of length two reflecting the location of the two dependent variables initially.

tlim

Sets the limits of the independent variable for which the solution should be plotted. Should be a vector of length two. If tlim[2] > tlim[1], then tstep should be negative to indicate a backwards trajectory.

tstep

The step length of the independent variable, used in numerical integration. Decreasing the absolute magnitude of tstep theoretically makes the numerical integration more accurate, but increases computation time. Defaults to 0.01.

parameters

Parameters of the ODE system, to be passed to deriv. Supplied as a vector; the order of the parameters can be found from the deriv file. Defaults to NULL.

type

If set to "one" the trajectories are plotted on the same graph. If set to "two" they are plotted on separate graphs. Defaults to "one".

col

Sets the colours of the trajectories of the two dependent variables. Will be reset accordingly if it is not a vector of length two. Defaults to c("red", "blue").

add.grid

Logical. If TRUE, grids are added to the plots. Defaults to TRUE.

add.legend

Logical. If TRUE, a legend is added to the plots. Defaults to TRUE.

state.names

State names for ode functions that do not use positional states

Additional arguments to be passed to plot.

Value

Returns a list with the following components:

add.grid

As per input.

add.legend

As per input.

col

As per input, but with possible editing if a colour vector of the wrong length was supplied.

deriv

As per input.

parameters

As per input.

t

A vector containing the values of the independent variable at each integration step.

tlim

As per input.

tstep

As per input.

x

A vector containing the numerically computed values of the first dependent variable at each integration step.

y

A vector containing the numerically computed values of the second dependent variable at each integration step.

y0

As per input.

See Also

ode, plot

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
# A two dimensional autonomous ODE system, vanDerPol.
vanDerPol.numericalSolution <- numericalSolution(vanDerPol, y0 = c(4, 2), tlim = c(0, 100),
                                                 parameters = 3)

# }

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