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Reducible Runge-Kutta methods

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Reducible Runge-Kutta methods are characterized by means of special matrices. Previous definitions of reducibility are incorporated. This characterization may be useful in the study of algebraic stability and in studies of existence and uniqueness.

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Cooper, G.J. Reducible Runge-Kutta methods. BIT 25, 675–680 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01936145

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