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An improved numerical integration method in the circuit simulator SPICE2-S

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An improvement of the numerical integration method is presented, which is used in circuit simulation to solve differential-algebraic equations. The advantages of the new implementation are discussed in several examples.

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Denk, G. (1990). An improved numerical integration method in the circuit simulator SPICE2-S. In: Bank, R.E., Merten, K., Bulirsch, R. (eds) Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Electrical Circuits and Semiconductor Devices. International Series of Numerical Mathematics / Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik / Série internationale d’Analyse numérique, vol 93. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5698-0_7

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