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CentralDifferenceIntegrator

CentralDifferenceIntegrator

CentralDifferenceIntegrator()

Bases: TransientIntegrator

Central difference transient integrator.

CentralDifferenceIntegrator performs explicit time integration using the central difference scheme for dynamic transient simulations.

Warning

CentralDifference is an explicit integration method and is only conditionally stable. Ensure your time step is below the critical limit.

Tcl form

integrator CentralDifference

Example
from femora.core.model import Model

model = Model()
integ = model.analysis.integrator.centraldifference()

Create a CentralDifference transient integrator.