STOCHASTIC_RK
Runge-Kutta Integrator for Stochastic Differential Equations

STOCHASTIC_RK is a C++ library which implements Runge-Kutta integration methods for stochastic differential equations.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

STOCHASTIC_RK is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN77 version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

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Reference:

1. Jeremy Kasdin,
   Runge-Kutta algorithm for the numerical integration of stochastic differential equations,
   Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics,
   Volume 18, Number 1, January-February 1995, pages 114-120.
2. Jeremy Kasdin,
   Discrete Simulation of Colored Noise and Stochastic Processes and 1/f^a Power Law Noise Generation,
   Proceedings of the IEEE,
   Volume 83, Number 5, 1995, pages 802-827.

Source Code:

• stochastic_rk.cpp, the source code.
• stochastic_rk.hpp, the include file.
• stochastic_rk.sh, commands to compile the source code.

Examples and Tests:

• stochastic_rk_prb.cpp, a sample calling program.
• stochastic_rk_prb.sh, commands to compile and run the sample program.
• stochastic_rk_prb_output.txt, the output file.

List of Routines:

• RK1_TI_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• RK2_TI_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• RK3_TI_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• RK4_TI_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• RK1_TV_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• RK2_TV_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• RK4_TV_STEP takes one step of a stochastic Runge Kutta scheme.
• R8_NORMAL_01 returns a unit pseudonormal R8.
• R8_UNIFORM_01 returns a unit pseudorandom R8.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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