Start vector generation for implicit Newmark time integration of the wave equation

Different extrapolation strategies are presented for the construction of starting values in implicit Newmark time-stepping schemes used for the solution of the electromagnetic wave equation. The implicit character of this schemes implies the solution of a system of linear equations in each time step. The choice of a good start value derived from the extrapolation of the equation system is shown to improve the convergence of the iterative conjugate gradient solver which reduces the total simulation time.