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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 46 | Number 3 | December 1971 | Pages 366-375
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE71-A22373
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A technique based on the Padé approximations is applied to the solution of the point kinetics equations. The method consists of treating explicitly the roots of the inhour formula which would make the Padé approximations inaccurate. Also, an analytic method is developed which permits a fast inversion of polynomials of the point kinetics matrix and has direct applicability to the Padé approximations. Results are presented for several cases using various options of the method. It is concluded that the technique provides a fast and accurate computational method for the point kinetics equations.