Variational integrators and time-dependent lagrangian systems
Mathematical Physics
2016-09-07 v1 math.MP
Numerical Analysis
Abstract
This paper presents a method to construct variational integrators for time-dependent lagrangian systems. The resulting algorithms are symplectic, preserve the momentum map associated with a Lie group of symmetries and also describe the energy variation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math-ph/0201039,
title = {Variational integrators and time-dependent lagrangian systems},
author = {M. de Leon and D. Martin de Diego},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0201039},
year = {2016}
}
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8 pages