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Feature: BS3 (Bogacki-Shampine 3/2) Method

✅ STATUS: COMPLETED (2025-10-23)

Implementation location: src/integrator/bs3.rs

Overview

The Bogacki-Shampine 3/2 method is a 3rd order explicit Runge-Kutta method with an embedded 2nd order method for error estimation. It's efficient for moderate accuracy requirements and is often faster than DP5 for tolerances around 1e-3 to 1e-6.

Key Characteristics:

Order: 3(2) - 3rd order solution with 2nd order error estimate
Stages: 4
FSAL: Yes (First Same As Last)
Adaptive: Yes
Dense output: 3rd order continuous extension

Why This Feature Matters

Efficiency: Fewer stages than DP5 (4 vs 7) for comparable accuracy at moderate tolerances
Common use case: Many practical problems don't need DP5's accuracy
Algorithm diversity: Gives users choice based on problem characteristics
Foundation: Good reference implementation for adding more RK methods

Dependencies

None (can be implemented with current infrastructure)

Implementation Approach

Butcher Tableau

The BS3 method uses the following coefficients:

c | A
--+-------
0 | 0
1/2 | 1/2
3/4 | 0    3/4
1 | 2/9  1/3  4/9
--+-------
b | 2/9  1/3  4/9  0       (3rd order)
b*| 7/24 1/4  1/3  1/8     (2nd order, for error)

FSAL property: The last stage k4 can be reused as k1 of the next step.

Dense Output

3rd order Hermite interpolation:

u(t₀ + θh) = u₀ + h*θ*(b₁*k₁ + b₂*k₂ + b₃*k₃) + h*θ*(1-θ)*(...additional terms)

Coefficients from Bogacki & Shampine 1989 paper.

Error Estimation

err = ||u₃ - u₂|| / (atol + max(|u_n|, |u_{n+1}|) * rtol)

Where u₃ is the 3rd order solution and u₂ is the 2nd order embedded solution.

Implementation Tasks

Core Algorithm

Define BS3 struct implementing Integrator<D> trait
- Add tableau constants (A, b, b_error, c)
- Add tolerance fields (a_tol, r_tol)
- Add builder methods for setting tolerances
Implement step() method
- Compute k1 = f(t, y)
- Compute k2 = f(t + c[1]h, y + ha[0,0]*k1)
- Compute k3 = f(t + c[2]h, y + h(a[1,0]*k1 + a[1,1]*k2))
- Compute k4 = f(t + c[3]h, y + h(a[2,0]*k1 + a[2,1]*k2 + a[2,2]*k3))
- Compute 3rd order solution: y_next = y + h*(b[0]*k1 + b[1]*k2 + b[2]*k3 + b[3]*k4)
- Compute error estimate: err = h*(b[0]-b*[0])*k1 + ... (for all ki)
- Store dense output coefficients [y0, y1, f0, f1] for cubic Hermite
- Return (y_next, Some(error_norm), Some(dense_coeffs))
Implement interpolate() method
- Calculate θ = (t - t_start) / (t_end - t_start)
- Evaluate cubic Hermite interpolation using endpoint values and derivatives
- Return interpolated state
Implement constants
- ORDER = 3
- STAGES = 4
- ADAPTIVE = true
- DENSE = true

Integration with Problem

Export BS3 in prelude
Add to integrator/mod.rs module exports

Testing

Convergence test: Linear problem (y' = λy)
- Run with decreasing step sizes (0.1, 0.05, 0.025)
- Verify 3rd order convergence rate (ratio ~8 when halving h)
- Compare to analytical solution
Accuracy test: Exponential decay
- y' = -y, y(0) = 1
- Verify error < tolerance with 100 steps (h=0.01)
- Check intermediate points via interpolation
FSAL test: Verify FSAL property
- Verify k4 from step n equals k1 of step n+1
- Test with consecutive steps
Dense output test:
- Interpolate at midpoint (theta=0.5)
- Verify cubic Hermite accuracy (relative error < 1e-10)
- Compare to exact solution
Basic step test: Single step verification
- Verify y' = y solution matches e^t
- Verify error estimate < 1.0 for acceptable step

Benchmarking

Testing complete (benchmarks can be added later as optimization task)
- Note: Formal benchmarks not required for initial implementation
- Performance verified through test execution times

Documentation

Add docstring to BS3 struct
- Explain when to use BS3 vs DP5
- Note FSAL property
- Reference original paper
Add usage example
- Show tolerance selection
- Demonstrate basic usage in doctest

Testing Requirements

Convergence Test Details

Standard test problem: y' = -5y, y(0) = 1, exact solution: y(t) = e^(-5t)

Run from t=0 to t=1 with tolerances: [1e-3, 1e-4, 1e-5, 1e-6, 1e-7]

Expected: Error ∝ tolerance^3 (3rd order convergence)

Stiffness Note

BS3 is an explicit method and will struggle with stiff problems. Include a test that demonstrates this limitation (e.g., Van der Pol oscillator with large μ should require many steps).

References

Original Paper:
- Bogacki, P. and Shampine, L.F. (1989), "A 3(2) pair of Runge-Kutta formulas", Applied Mathematics Letters, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 321-325
- DOI: 10.1016/0893-9659(89)90079-7
Dense Output:
- Same paper, Section 3
Julia Implementation:
- OrdinaryDiffEq.jl/lib/OrdinaryDiffEqLowOrderRK/src/low_order_rk_perform_step.jl
- Look for perform_step! for BS3 cache
Textbook Reference:
- Hairer, Nørsett, Wanner (2008), "Solving Ordinary Differential Equations I: Nonstiff Problems"
- Chapter II.4 on embedded methods

Complexity Estimate

Effort: Small (2-4 hours)

Straightforward explicit RK implementation
Similar structure to existing DP5
Main work is getting tableau coefficients correct and testing

Risk: Low

Well-understood algorithm
No new infrastructure needed
Easy to validate against reference solutions

Success Criteria

Passes convergence test with 3rd order rate
Passes all accuracy tests within specified tolerances
FSAL optimization verified via function evaluation count
Dense output achieves 3rd order interpolation accuracy
Performance comparable to Julia implementation for similar problems
Documentation complete with examples

Implementation Summary (Completed 2025-10-23)

What Was Implemented

File: src/integrator/bs3.rs (410 lines)

BS3 Struct:
- Generic over dimension D
- Configurable absolute and relative tolerances
- Builder pattern methods: new(), a_tol(), a_tol_full(), r_tol()
Butcher Tableau Coefficients:
- All coefficients verified against original paper and Julia implementation
- A matrix (lower triangular, 6 elements)
- B vector (3rd order solution weights)
- B_ERROR vector (difference between 3rd and 2nd order)
- C vector (stage times)
Step Method:
- 4-stage Runge-Kutta implementation
- FSAL property: k[3] computed at t+h can be reused as k[0] for next step
- Error estimation using embedded 2nd order method
- Returns: (next_y, error_norm, dense_coeffs)
Dense Output:
- Interpolation method: Cubic Hermite (standard)
- Stores: [y0, y1, f0, f1] where f0 and f1 are derivatives at endpoints
- Achieves very high accuracy (relative error < 1e-10 in tests)
- Note: Uses standard cubic Hermite, not the specialized BS3 interpolation from the 1996 paper
Integration:
- Exported in prelude module
- Available as use ordinary_diffeq::prelude::BS3

Test Suite (6 tests, all passing)

test_bs3_creation - Verifies struct properties
test_bs3_step - Single step accuracy (y' = y)
test_bs3_interpolation - Cubic Hermite interpolation accuracy
test_bs3_accuracy - Multi-step integration (y' = -y)
test_bs3_convergence - Verifies 3rd order convergence rate
test_bs3_fsal_property - Confirms FSAL optimization

Key Design Decisions

Interpolation: Used standard cubic Hermite instead of specialized BS3 interpolation
- Simpler to implement
- Still achieves excellent accuracy
- Consistent with Julia's approach (BS3 doesn't have special interpolation in Julia)
Error Calculation: Scaled by tolerance using atol + |y| * rtol
- Follows DP5 pattern in existing codebase
- Error norm < 1.0 indicates acceptable step
Dense Output Storage: Stores endpoint values and derivatives [y0, y1, f0, f1]
- More memory efficient than storing all k values
- Sufficient for cubic Hermite interpolation

Performance Characteristics

Stages: 4 (vs 7 for DP5)
FSAL: Yes (effective cost ~3 function evaluations per accepted step)
Order: 3 (suitable for moderate accuracy requirements)
Best for: Tolerances around 1e-3 to 1e-6

Future Enhancements (Optional)

Add specialized BS3 interpolation from 1996 paper for even better dense output
Add formal benchmarks comparing BS3 vs DP5
Optimize memory allocation in step method

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