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Exact evolution of time-reversible symplectic integrators and their phase error for the harmonic oscillator

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-10 v2 math.MP Computational Physics

Abstract

The evolution of any factorized time-reversible symplectic integrators, when applied to the harmonic oscillator, can be exactly solved in a closed form. The resulting modified Hamiltonians demonstrate the convergence of the Lie series expansions. They are also less distorted than modified Hamiltonian of non-reversible algorithms. The analytical form for the modified angular frequency can be used to assess the phase error of any time-reversible algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0408004,
  title  = {Exact evolution of time-reversible symplectic integrators and their phase error for the harmonic oscillator},
  author = {Siu A. Chin and Sante R. Scuro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0408004},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Submitted to Phys. Lett. A, Six Pages two Columns