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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Superchallenge problem

Classical RK4 applied to y′=λyy' = \lambda y multiplies yny_n by R(z)=1+z+z22+z36+z424R(z) = 1 + z + \dfrac{z^2}{2} + \dfrac{z^3}{6} + \dfrac{z^4}{24}, z=λhz = \lambda h. For a pure oscillation (λ=i\lambda = i, so z=ihz = ih with h>0h > 0), find the largest step size hh for which ∣R(ih)∣≤1|R(ih)| \le 1.