$$ \newcommand{\uex}{{u_{\small\mbox{e}}}} \newcommand{\Aex}{{A_{\small\mbox{e}}}} \newcommand{\half}{\frac{1}{2}} \newcommand{\Oof}[1]{\mathcal{O}(#1)} $$

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Exact numerical solution

Starting with \( u^0=I \), the simple recursion (28) can be applied repeatedly \( n \) times, with the result that $$ \begin{equation} u^{n} = IA^n,\quad A = \frac{1 - (1-\theta) a\Delta t}{1 + \theta a\Delta t} \tag{29} \end{equation} $$

Such an exact discrete solution is unusual, but very handy for analysis.

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