Convergence of the magnus series

Foundations of Computational Mathematics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-301

  Moan, Per Christian ^a   Niesen, Jitse ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baker Campbell Hausdorff formula; Exponential Lie series; Linear ordinary differential equations; Magnus series

Indexed keywords

BAKER-CAMPBELL-HAUSDORFF FORMULA; FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTIONS; INFINITE SERIES; LIE SERIES; LINEAR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MAGNUS SERIES; MATRIX EXPONENTIALS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 45849094448     PISSN: 16153375     EISSN: 16153383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10208-007-9010-0     Document Type: Article

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