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Order theory for discrete gradient methods

Numerical Analysis 2022-01-19 v4 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

The discrete gradient methods are integrators designed to preserve invariants of ordinary differential equations. From a formal series expansion of a subclass of these methods, we derive conditions for arbitrarily high order. We derive specific results for the average vector field discrete gradient, from which we get P-series methods in the general case, and B-series methods for canonical Hamiltonian systems. Higher order schemes are presented, and their applications are demonstrated on the H\'enon-Heiles system and a Lotka-Volterra system, and on both the training and integration of a pendulum system learned from data by a neural network.

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@article{arxiv.2003.08267,
  title  = {Order theory for discrete gradient methods},
  author = {Sølve Eidnes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.08267},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

49 pages, 7 figures; v3: Corrected typos and minor mistakes, added application to Hamiltonian neural networks; v4: Minor corrections