Runge-Kutta convolution quadrature based on Gauss methods

Abstract: An error analysis of Runge-Kutta convolution quadrature based on Gauss methods applied to hyperbolic operators is given. The order of convergence relies heavily on the parity of the number of stages, a more favourable situation arising for the odd cases than the even ones. Moreover, for particular situations the order of convergence is higher than for Radau IIA or Lobatto IIIC methods when using the same number of stages. We further investigate an application to transient acoustic scattering where, for certain scattering obstacles, the favourable situation occurs in the important case of the exterior Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. Numerical experiments and comparisons show the performance of the method.