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The Variable step Method of Fehlberg

In order to incorporate a variable step algorithm for the Fehlberg’s method, an equation for error estimation has to be included. The Butcher tableau (ref: Hairer, Nørsett & Wanner, Solving ODEs, Vol. 1, Non-stiff problems) with the ycap coefficients are:

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The generalized RK method can then be used with the Kaps-Rentrop algorithm for adaptive step size to solve ODEs.