In numerical analysis, the local linearization (LL) method is a general strategy for designing numerical integrators for differential equations based on a local (piecewise) linearization of the given equation on consecutive time intervals. The numerical integrators are then iteratively defined as the solution of the resulting piecewise linear equation at the end of each consecutive interval. The LL method has been developed for a variety of equations such as the ordinary, delayed, random and stochastic differential equations. The LL integrators are key component in the implementation of inference methods for the estimation of unknown parameters and unobserved variables of differential equations given time series of (potentially noisy) observations. The LL schemes are ideals to deal with complex models in a variety of fields as neuroscience, finance, forestry management, control engineering, mathematical statistics, etc.
Background
Differential equations have become an important mathematical tool for describing the time evolution of several phenomenon, e.g., rotation of the planets around the sun, the dynamic of assets prices in the market, the fire of neurons, the propagation of epidemics, etc. However, since the exact solutions of these equations are usually unknown, numerical approximations to them obtained by numerical integrators are necessary. Currently, many applications in engineering and applied sciences focused in dynamical studies demand the developing of efficient numerical integrators that preserve, as much as possible, the dynamics of these equations. With this main motivation, the Local Linearization integrators have been developed.
High-order local linearization method
High-order local linearization (HOLL) method is a generalization of the Local Linearization method oriented to obtain high-order integrators for differential equations that preserve the stability and dynamics of the linear equations. The integrators are obtained by splitting, on consecutive time intervals, the solution x of the original equation in two parts: the solution z of the locally linearized equation plus a high-order approximation of the residual .
Local linearization scheme
A Local Linearization (LL) scheme is the final recursive algorithm that allows the numerical implementation of a discretization derived from the LL or HOLL method for a class of differential equations.
LL methods for ODEs
Consider the d-dimensional Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE)
with initial condition , where is a differentiable function.
Let be a time discretization of the time interval with maximum stepsize h such that and . After the local linearization of the equation (4.1) at the time step the variation of constants formula yields
where
results from the linear approximation, and
is the residual of the linear approximation. Here, and denote the partial derivatives of f with respect to the variables x and t, respectively, and
Local linear discretization
For a time discretization , the Local Linear discretization of the ODE (4.1) at each point is defined by the recursive expression [1][2]
The Local Linear discretization (4.3) converges with order 2 to the solution of nonlinear ODEs, but it match the solution of the linear ODEs. The recursion (4.3) is also known as Exponential Euler discretization.[3]
High-order local linear discretizations
For a time discretization a high-order local linear (HOLL) discretization of the ODE (4.1) at each point is defined by the recursive expression [1][4][5][6]
where is an order (> 2) approximation to the residual r The HOLL discretization (4.4) converges with order to the solution of nonlinear ODEs, but it match the solution of the linear ODEs.
HOLL discretizations can be derived in two ways:[1][4][5][6] 1) (quadrature-based) by approximating the integral representation (4.2) of r; and 2) (integrator-based) by using a numerical integrator for the differential representation of r defined by
for all , where
HOLL discretizations are, for instance, the followings:
which is obtained by solving (4.5) via a s-stage explicit Runge–Kutta (RK) scheme with coefficients .
- Local linear Taylor discretization[5]
which results from the approximation of in (4.2) by its order-p truncated Taylor expansion.
- Multistep-type exponential propagation discretization
which results from the interpolation of in (4.2) by a polynomial of degree p on , where denotes the j-th backward difference of .
- Runge Kutta type Exponential Propagation discretization [7]
which results from the interpolation of in (4.2) by a polynomial of degree p on ,
- Linealized exponential Adams discretization[8]
which results from the interpolation of in (4.2) by a Hermite polynomial of degree p on .
Local linearization schemes
All numerical implementation of the LL (or of a HOLL) discretization involves approximations to integrals of the form
where A is a d × d matrix. Every numerical implementation of the LL (or of a HOLL) of any order is generically called Local Linearization scheme.[1][9]
Computing integrals involving matrix exponential
Among a number of algorithms to compute the integrals , those based on rational Padé and Krylov subspaces approximations for exponential matrix are preferred. For this, a central role is playing by the expression[10][5][11]
where are d-dimensional vectors,
, , being the d-dimensional identity matrix.
If denotes the (p; q)-Padé approximation of and k is the smallest natural number such that [12][9]
If denotes the (m; p; q; k) Krylov-Padé approximation of , then [12]
where is the dimension of the Krylov subspace.
Order-2 LL schemes
where the matrices , L and r are defined as
and with . For large systems of ODEs [3]
Order-3 LL-Taylor schemes
where for autonomous ODEs the matrices and are defined as
. Here, denotes the second derivative of f with respect to x, and p + q > 2. For large systems of ODEs
Order-4 LL-RK schemes
where
and
with and p + q > 3. For large systems of ODEs, the vector in the above scheme is replaced by with
Locally linearized Runge–Kutta scheme of Dormand and Prince
where s = 7 is the number of stages,
with , and are the Runge–Kutta coefficients of Dormand and Prince and p + q > 4. The vector in the above scheme is computed by a Padé or Krylor–Padé approximation for small or large systems of ODE, respectively.
Stability and dynamics
By construction, the LL and HOLL discretizations inherit the stability and dynamics of the linear ODEs, but it is not the case of the LL schemes in general. With , the LL schemes (4.6)-(4.9) are A-stable.[4] With q = p + 1 or q = p + 2, the LL schemes (4.6)–(4.9) are also L-stable.[4] For linear ODEs, the LL schemes (4.6)-(4.9) converge with order p + q.[4][9] In addition, with p = q = 6 and = d, all the above described LL schemes yield to the ″exact computation″ (up to the precision of the floating-point arithmetic) of linear ODEs on the current personal computers.[4][9] This includes stiff and highly oscillatory linear equations. Moreover, the LL schemes (4.6)-(4.9) are regular for linear ODEs and inherit the symplectic structure of Hamiltonian harmonic oscillators.[5][13] These LL schemes are also linearization preserving, and display a better reproduction of the stable and unstable manifolds around hyperbolic equilibrium points and periodic orbits that other numerical schemes with the same stepsize.[5][13] For instance, Figure 1 shows the phase portrait of the ODEs
with , and , and its approximation by various schemes. This system has two stable stationary points and one unstable stationary point in the region .
LL methods for DDEs
Consider the d-dimensional Delay Differential Equation (DDE)
with m constant delays and initial condition for all where f is a differentiable function, is the segment function defined as
for all is a given function, and
Local linear discretization
For a time discretization , the Local Linear discretization of the DDE (5.1) at each point is defined by the recursive expression [11]
where
is the segment function defined as
and is a suitable approximation to for all such that Here,
are constant matrices and
are constant vectors. denote, respectively, the partial derivatives of f with respect to the variables t and x, and . The Local Linear discretization (5.2) converges to the solution of (5.1) with order if approximates with order for all .
Local linearization schemes
Depending on the approximations and on the algorithm to compute different Local Linearizations schemes can be defined. Every numerical implementation of a Local Linear discretization is generically called local linearization scheme.
Order-2 polynomial LL schemes
where the matrices and are defined as
and , and . Here, the matrices , , and are defined as in (5.2), but replacing by and where
with , is the Local Linear Approximation to the solution of (5.1) defined through the LL scheme (5.3) for all and by for . For large systems of DDEs
with and . Fig. 2 Illustrates the stability of the LL scheme (5.3) and of that of an explicit scheme of similar order in the integration of a stiff system of DDEs.
LL methods for RDEs
Consider the d-dimensional Random Differential Equation (RDE)
with initial condition where is a k-dimensional separable finite continuous stochastic process, and f is a differentiable function. Suppose that a realization (path) of is given.
Local Linear discretization
For a time discretization , the Local Linear discretization of the RDE (6.1) at each point is defined by the recursive expression [16]
where
and is an approximation to the process for all Here, and denote the partial derivatives of with respect to and , respectively.
Local linearization schemes
Depending on the approximations to the process and of the algorithm to compute , different Local Linearizations schemes can be defined. Every numerical implementation of the local linear discretization is generically called local linearization scheme.
LL schemes
where the matrices are defined as
, , and p+q>1. For large systems of RDEs,[17]
The convergence rate of both schemes is , where is the exponent of the Holder condition of .
Figure 3 presents the phase portrait of the RDE
and its approximation by two numerical schemes, where denotes a fractional Brownian process with Hurst exponent H=0.45.
Strong LL methods for SDEs
Consider the d-dimensional Stochastic Differential Equation (SDE)
with initial condition , where the drift coefficient and the diffusion coefficient are differentiable functions, and is an m-dimensional standard Wiener process.
Local linear discretization
For a time discretization , the order- (=1,1.5) Strong Local Linear discretization of the solution of the SDE (7.1) is defined by the recursive relation [18][19]
where
and
Here,
denote the partial derivatives of with respect to the variables and t, respectively, and the Hessian matrix of with respect to . The strong Local Linear discretization converges with order (= 1, 1.5) to the solution of (7.1).
High-order local linear discretizations
After the local linearization of the drift term of (7.1) at , the equation for the residual is given by
for all , where
A high-order local linear discretization of the SDE (7.1) at each point is then defined by the recursive expression [20]
where is a strong approximation to the residual of order higher than 1.5. The strong HOLL discretization converges with order to the solution of (7.1).
Local linearization schemes
Depending on the way of computing , and different numerical schemes can be obtained. Every numerical implementation of a strong Local Linear discretization of any order is generically called Strong Local Linearization (SLL) scheme.
Order 1 SLL schemes
where the matrices , and are defined as in (4.6), is an i.i.d. zero mean Gaussian random variable with variance , and p + q > 1. For large systems of SDEs,[21] in the above scheme is replaced by .
Order 1.5 SLL schemes
where the matrices , and are defined as
, is a i.i.d. zero mean Gaussian random variable with variance and covariance and p+q>1 [12]. For large systems of SDEs,[12] in the above scheme is replaced by .
Order 2 SLL-Taylor schemes
where , , and are defined as in the order-1 SLL schemes, and is order 2 approximation to the multiple Stratonovish integral .[20]
Order 2 SLL-RK schemes
For SDEs with a single Wiener noise (m=1) [20]
where
with .
Here, for low dimensional SDEs, and for large systems of SDEs, where , , , and are defined as in the order-2 SLL-Taylor schemes, p+q>1 and .
Stability and dynamics
By construction, the strong LL and HOLL discretizations inherit the stability and dynamics of the linear SDEs, but it is not the case of the strong LL schemes in general. LL schemes (7.2)-(7.5) with are A-stable, including stiff and highly oscillatory linear equations.[12] Moreover, for linear SDEs with random attractors, these schemes also have a random attractor that converges in probability to the exact one as the stepsize decreases and preserve the ergodicity of these equations for any stepsize.[20][12] These schemes also reproduce essential dynamical properties of simple and coupled harmonic oscillators such as the linear growth of energy along the paths, the oscillatory behavior around 0, the symplectic structure of Hamiltonian oscillators, and the mean of the paths.[20][22] For nonlinear SDEs with small noise (i.e., (7.1) with ), the paths of these SLL schemes are basically the nonrandom paths of the LL scheme (4.6) for ODEs plus a small disturbance related to the small noise. In this situation, the dynamical properties of that deterministic scheme, such as the linearization preserving and the preservation of the exact solution dynamics around hyperbolic equilibrium points and periodic orbits, become relevant for the paths of the SLL scheme.[20] For instance, Fig 4 shows the evolution of domains in the phase plane and the energy of the stochastic oscillator
and their approximations by two numerical schemes.
Weak LL methods for SDEs
Consider the d-dimensional stochastic differential equation
with initial condition , where the drift coefficient and the diffusion coefficient are differentiable functions, and is an m-dimensional standard Wiener process.
Local Linear discretization
For a time discretization , the order- Weak Local Linear discretization of the solution of the SDE (8.1) is defined by the recursive relation [23]
where
with
and is a zero mean stochastic process with variance matrix
Here, , denote the partial derivatives of with respect to the variables and t, respectively, the Hessian matrix of with respect to , and . The weak Local Linear discretization converges with order (=1,2) to the solution of (8.1).
Local Linearization schemes
Depending on the way of computing and different numerical schemes can be obtained. Every numerical implementation of the Weak Local Linear discretization is generically called Weak Local Linearization (WLL) scheme.
Order 1 WLL scheme
where, for SDEs with autonomous diffusion coefficients, , and are the submatrices defined by the partitioned matrix , with
and is a sequence of d-dimensional independent two-points distributed random vectors satisfying .
Order 2 WLL scheme
where , and are the submatrices defined by the partitioned matrix with
and
Stability and dynamics
By construction, the weak LL discretizations inherit the stability and dynamics of the linear SDEs, but it is not the case of the weak LL schemes in general. WLL schemes, with preserve the first two moments of the linear SDEs, and inherits the mean-square stability or instability that such solution may have.[24] This includes, for instance, the equations of coupled harmonic oscillators driven by random force, and large systems of stiff linear SDEs that result from the method of lines for linear stochastic partial differential equations. Moreover, these WLL schemes preserve the ergodicity of the linear equations, and are geometrically ergodic for some classes of nonlinear SDEs.[26] For nonlinear SDEs with small noise (i.e., (8.1) with ), the solutions of these WLL schemes are basically the nonrandom paths of the LL scheme (4.6) for ODEs plus a small disturbance related to the small noise. In this situation, the dynamical properties of that deterministic scheme, such as the linearization preserving and the preservation of the exact solution dynamics around hyperbolic equilibrium points and periodic orbits, become relevant for the mean of the WLL scheme.[24] For instance, Fig. 5 shows the approximate mean of the SDE
computed by various schemes.
Historical notes
Below is a time line of the main developments of the Local Linearization (LL) method.
- Pope D.A. (1963) introduces the LL discretization for ODEs and the LL scheme based on Taylor expansion.[2]
- Ozaki T. (1985) introduces the LL method for the integration and estimation of SDEs. The term "Local Linearization" is used for first time.[27]
- Biscay R. et al. (1996) reformulate the strong LL method for SDEs.[19]
- Shoji I. and Ozaki T. (1997) reformulate the weak LL method for SDEs.[23]
- Hochbruck M. et al. (1998) introduce the LL scheme for ODEs based on Krylov subspace approximation.[3]
- Jimenez J.C. (2002) introduces the LL scheme for ODEs and SDEs based on rational Padé approximation.[21]
- Carbonell F.M. et al. (2005) introduce the LL method for RDEs.[16]
- Jimenez J.C. et al. (2006) introduce the LL method for DDEs.[11]
- De la Cruz H. et al. (2006, 2007) and Tokman M. (2006) introduce the two classes of HOLL integrators for ODEs: the integrator-based [6] and the quadrature-based.[7][5]
- De la Cruz H. et al. (2010) introduce strong HOLL method for SDEs.[20]
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