11–13 Feb 2026
GSSI
Europe/Rome timezone

Splitting, stiffness and low-rank: a second-order Strang method for matrix differential equations

13 Feb 2026, 11:10
25m
Aurora building (Ex-ISEF) - Main Lecture Hall (GSSI)

Aurora building (Ex-ISEF) - Main Lecture Hall

GSSI

Viale Francesco Crispi 7, 67100 L'Aquila AQ

Speaker

Carmen Scalone (University of L'Aquila)

Description

In this talk, we present a second-order Strang splitting approach for efficiently solving a class of stiff matrix differential equations with Sylvester-type structure. The key idea is to decompose the dynamics into a stiff linear component, which can be handled exactly using matrix exponentials, and a nonlinear component, which is treated by a second-order dynamical low-rank method. We discuss the motivation behind this splitting strategy and highlight its advantages for stiff problems. A central result is that, under suitable assumptions, the scheme retains second-order accuracy. Numerical experiments illustrate the accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency of the method. This is a joint work with N. Guglielmi.

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