TY - JOUR T1 - System Reduction Using an LQR-Inspired Version of Optimal Replacement Variables JO - Communications in Computational Physics VL - 5 SP - 1520 EP - 1540 PY - 2012 DA - 2012/12 SN - 12 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.190311.270112a UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/7345.html KW - AB -

Optimal Replacement Variables (ORV) is a method for approximating a large system of ODEs by one with fewer equations, while attempting to preserve the essential dynamics of a reduced set of variables of interest. An earlier version of ORV [1] had some issues, including limited accuracy and in some rare cases, instability. Here we present a new version of ORV, inspired by the linear quadratic regulator problem of control theory, which provides better accuracy, a guarantee of stability and is in some ways easier to use.