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Safety of taking a delta t = 0 step?
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Description
If doing a manual step with an AbstractSolver is it always safe to take a step size with time difference of 0?
solver.step(..., t0, t0, ...)
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Research direction
Start by reading the AbstractSolver.step entry point and trace how it handles equal start and end times. Determine whether solver.step(..., t0, t0, ...) is guaranteed safe, then document the behavior or add a focused regression test if the repository’s existing tests cover this API.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100