In the conclusion of the paper "Solving Stiff Differen tial Equations in the Simulation of Physical Systems (Simulation, Aug. 1981) T.D. Bui states, "The results ... show that LSTIFF is much more effective and reliable than the well-known GEAR program." This statement could be misleading to readers who are not familiar with stiff integration methods, and the main purpose of this note is to clarify this point.
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