Matrix System of ODEs

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Paul
Paul on 12 Oct 2013
Answered: Paul on 12 Oct 2013
Hello Forum.
I'm not sure how the following works with matlab. Imagine I have a set of coupled ODEs defined by the following (n x 1) vector:
beta' = K0 beta + beta' H0 beta
where K0 is a (n x 1) and H0 is (n x n). Some of the elements of beta can be solved in closed form and so I have explicit solutions while the rest need to be solved numerically. I'm unsure where to begin in terms of using ODE45 or the like in terms of coding these equations. For example, is it possible to write a function inside one of the elements of beta? For example, if I know the solution to beta_3 ?
Obviously I could just multiple this out line by line but this is somewhat inefficient and prone to mistakes. I guess my question really relates to vectorizing ODE systems. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 12 Oct 2013
I suspect something like this:
function r = my_ode_fun(t, y)
full_y = zeros(n, 1);
full_y([1 2 5 7 8 9]) = y; %copy in the elements that need numeric solutions
full_y(3) = ..... %compute the elements that can be done in closed form
full_r = K0 * full_y + full_y' * H0 * full_y; %guessing that the beta' on the left means differentiation but the one on the right is transpose
r = full_r([1 2 5 7 8 9]); %select back down to the ones that need to be propagated forward

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Paul
Paul on 12 Oct 2013
Yes , you guessed correct on the primes.
Thanks a lot. Actually a lot simpler than I was thinking.

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