# odeint > solving ODEs in C++. | Link | [Documentation](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_87_0/libs/numeric/odeint) | |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Language | C++ | | License | Boost Software License | ## Lorenz equations We would like to solve the Lorenz equations, a classical chaotic system given by: $$ \begin{cases} \dot{x} &= \sigma (y - x) \\ \dot{y} &= \rho x - y - x z \\ \dot{z} &= x y - \beta z \end{cases} $$ with parameter $\sigma=10$, $\rho = 28$ and $\beta = \frac{8}{3}$, and the initial state $(x_0, y_0, z_0) = (1,1,1)$. We solve it with a classical Runge-Kutta method of order 4, given by `boost::numeric::odeint::runge_kutta4` method. To solve a problem with odeint we first write our equation as a ODE of the form: $$ \dot{u} = f(t, u) $$ and the user provide the function $f$ as (a lambda function for the example): ```cpp auto f = [](state_t const& u, state_t & du, double t); ``` where `u` the current state of the function, `t` the current time and output `du` $f(t,u)$ by reference. ```{literalinclude} lorenz.cpp :lines: 15-20 :language: cpp :linenos: :lineno-start: 15 ``` After defined a method with `boost::numeric::odeint::runge_kutta4()`, we can solve the problem between initial time and final time and give an observer which be call after each succeed time iteration ```{literalinclude} lorenz.cpp :lines: 37-38 :language: cpp :linenos: :lineno-start: 37 ``` the `vec_observer` is a lambda function which store all iteration in a `std::vector`. For the complet example, see [`lorenz.cpp` source file](lorenz.cpp). ## Transport equation In this example we would like to solve the following PDE: $$ \partial_t u + a \partial_x u = 0 $$ with $t>0$, on the torus $x\in[0, 1)$, a velocity $a=1$ and the initial condition given by a hat function: $$ u(0, x) = \begin{cases} x - 0.25 & \text{if } x\in[0.25, 0.5[ \\ -x + 0.75 & \text{if } x\in[0.5, 0.75[ \\ 0 & \text{else} \end{cases} $$ We choose a first order up-wind scheme to estimate the $x$ derivative and a forward Euler method for the time discretization given by `boost::numeric::odeint::euler` method. We define the up-wind scheme as: ```{literalinclude} transport.cpp :lines: 48-58 :language: cpp :linenos: :lineno-start: 48 ``` The time loop is the same as for Lorenz equation. For the complet example, see [`transport.cpp` source file](transport.cpp). ## Arenstorf orbit The Arenstorf orbit problem is a classical problem to test adaptive time step methods: $$ \begin{cases} \ddot{x} &= x + 2\dot{y} - \frac{1-\mu}{r_1^3}(x+\mu) - \frac{\mu}{r_2^3}(x-1+\mu) \\ \ddot{y} &= y - 2\dot{x} - \frac{}{1-\mu}{r_1^3}y - \frac{\mu}{r_2^3}y \end{cases} $$ with initial condition $(x,\dot{x},y,\dot{y})=(0.994, 0, 0, -2.001585106)$, $r_1$ and $r_2$ given by $$ r_1 = \sqrt{(x+\mu)^2 + y^2},\quad r_2 = \sqrt{(x-1+\mu)^2 + y^2} $$ and with parameter $\mu = 0.012277471$. First of all, we need to rewrite this problem into a first order derivative equation in time $$ \begin{pmatrix} y_1 \\ y_2 \\ y_3 \\ y_4 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \\ \dot{x} \\ \dot{y} \end{pmatrix}, \qquad \begin{cases} \dot{y}_1 = y_3 \\ \dot{y}_2 = y_4 \\ \dot{y}_3 = y_1 + 2y_4 - \frac{1-\mu}{r_1^3}(y_1 + \mu) - \frac{\mu}{r_2^3}(y_1-1+\mu) \\ \dot{y}_4 = y_2 - 2y_3 - \frac{1-\mu}{r_1^3}y_2 - \frac{\mu}{r_2^3}y_2 \\ \end{cases} $$ We define this system as: ```{literalinclude} arenstorf.cpp :lines: 13-27 :language: cpp :linenos: :lineno-start: 13 ``` We solve this example with given method `boost::numeric::odeint::runge_kutta_dopri5` which is the method RK5(4) 7M in [[DP80](https://doi.org/10.1016/0771-050X(80)90013-3)] (mainly call *DOPRI5*), and need to embedded it into `boost::numeric::odeint::make_controlled` to make an adaptive time step method, and solve the system with a specific function for adaptive time step method: ```{literalinclude} arenstorf.cpp :lines: 44-45 :language: cpp :linenos: :lineno-start: 44 ``` For the complet example, see [`arenstorf.cpp` source file](arenstorf.cpp).