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2502.07040

Robust high-order low-rank BUG integrators based on explicit Runge-Kutta methods

Fabio Nobile, Sébastien Riffaud

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Strong Field
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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

Audit review

The paper gives a complete, self-contained proof of the global error bound ||Y_N − A(t_N)||_F ≤ C′(δ_r + ε_r + γ_r + h^p) under the stated assumptions (Lipschitz F, smoothness for RK order p), via a local error bound (Theorem 1) and Lady Windermere’s fan (Theorem 2). By contrast, the model’s proof pivots on treating G(t,Y)=P_Y F(t,Y) as a Lipschitz (and sufficiently smooth) right-hand side and invoking RK stability and order on G, but it neither justifies the required Lipschitz and smoothness of G on V_r nor keeps the argument within the paper’s hypotheses. Thus the model’s reasoning is incomplete under the paper’s assumptions, even though it reaches the same bound.

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The paper establishes robust, high-order low-rank time integrators with rigorous error bounds and clear stage constructions. The analysis is technically correct and well motivated, with numerical evidence supporting theory. Minor editorial refinements would improve consistency and readability.