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Collocation Method

A method of determining coefficients alpha_l in an expansion

y(x)=y_0(x)+sum_(l=1)^qalpha_ly_l(x)

so as to nullify the values of an ordinary differential equation L[y(x)]=0 at prescribed points.

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References

Itô, K. (Ed.). "Methods Other than Difference Methods." §303I in Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics, 2nd ed., Vol. 2. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, p. 1139, 1980.

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Collocation Method

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Collocation Method." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CollocationMethod.html

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