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We present a simple choice of integration variables that can be used to exploit the near-integrable character of problems in celestial mechanics. The approach is based on the well-known principle of variation of parameters: instead of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-05 Mikko Kaasalainen , Teemu Laakso

We introduce a novel numerical method to integrate partial differential equations representing the Hamiltonian dynamics of field theories. It is a multi-symplectic integrator that locally conserves the stress-energy tensor with an excellent…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-23 Hugo Ricateau , Leticia F. Cugliandolo

In this work, we present a symplectic integration scheme to numerically compute space debris motion. Such an integrator is particularly suitable to obtain reliable trajectories of objects lying on high orbits, especially geostationary ones.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Ch. Hubaux , A. Lemaître , N. Delsate , T. Carletti

Explicit symplectic integrators have been important tools for accurate and efficient approximations of mechanical systems with separable Hamiltonians. For the first time, the article proposes for arbitrary Hamiltonians similar integrators,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-19 Molei Tao

We present a non-canonically symplectic integration scheme tailored to numerically computing the post-Newtonian motion of a spinning black-hole binary. Using a splitting approach we combine the flows of orbital and spin contributions. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-05-25 Christian Lubich , Benny Walther , Bernd Bruegmann

By introducing an integration factor to the differential one-form of contact dynamics, equations of motion are derived variationally, and contact Poisson bracket and contact Lagrangian are formulated. Discrete symplectic integrator, named…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-07-15 Kiyoshi Sogo , Shuhei Ohnishi

Symplectic integrator plays a pivotal role in the long-term tracking of charged particles within accelerators. To get symplectic maps in accurate simulation of single-particle trajectories, two key components are addressed: precise…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2025-03-10 Jie Li , Kedong Wang , Kai Wang , Xu Zhang , Xueqing Yan , Kun Zhu

Hamilton's equations are fundamental for modeling complex physical systems, where preserving key properties such as energy and momentum is crucial for reliable long-term simulations. Geometric integrators are widely used for this purpose,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Priscilla Canizares , Davide Murari , Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb , Ferdia Sherry , Zakhar Shumaylov

Symplectic N-body integrators are widely used to study problems in celestial mechanics. The most popular algorithms are of 2nd and 4th order, requiring 2 and 6 substeps per timestep, respectively. The number of substeps increases rapidly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. E. Chambers , M. A. Murison

Calculating the long term solution of ordinary differential equations, such as those of the $N$-body problem, is central to understanding a wide range of dynamics in astrophysics, from galaxy formation to planetary chaos. Because generally…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-23 David M. Hernandez , Edmund Bertschinger

We construct a symplectic, globally defined, minimal-coordinate, equivariant integrator on products of 2-spheres. Examples of corresponding Hamiltonian systems, called spin systems, include the reduced free rigid body, the motion of point…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-05-19 Robert I. McLachlan , Klas Modin , Olivier Verdier

We present a reversible and symplectic algorithm called ROLL, for integrating the equations of motion in molecular dynamics simulations of simple fluids on a hypersphere $\mathcal{S}^d$ of arbitrary dimension $d$. It is derived in the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-05-26 J. -M. Caillol

Context. Integrating the motion of stars in a smoothed potential is necessary in many stellar and galactic studies. Previous works have often used numerical integrators that alternate between linear drifts and velocity kicks (such as the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-22 Alexandre Bougakov , Melaine Saillenfest , Marc Fouchard

Modern N-body techniques for planetary dynamics are generally based on symplectic algorithms specially adapted to the Kepler problem. These methods have proven very useful in studying planet formation, but typically require the timestep for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. S. McNeil , R. P. Nelson

This paper is devoted to the study of symplectic manifolds and their connection with Hamiltonian dynamical systems. We review some properties and operations on these manifolds and see how they intervene when studying the complete…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2019-04-03 A. Lesfari

We present a new symplectic integrator designed for collisional gravitational $N$-body problems which makes use of Kepler solvers. The integrator is also reversible and conserves 9 integrals of motion of the $N$-body problem to machine…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-03 David M. Hernandez , Edmund Bertschinger

In this work, a kernel-based surrogate for integrating Hamiltonian dynamics that is symplectic by construction and tailored to large prediction horizons is proposed. The method learns a scalar potential whose gradient enters a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Robin Herkert , Tobias Ehring , Bernard Haasdonk

In order to perform numerical studies of long-term stability in nonlinear Hamiltonian systems, one needs a numerical integration algorithm which is symplectic. Further, this algorithm should be fast and accurate. In this paper, we propose…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2009-11-07 Govindan Rangarajan

We show that symplectic Runge-Kutta methods provide effective symplectic integrators for Hamiltonian systems with index one constraints. These include the Hamiltonian description of variational problems subject to position and velocity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-02-28 Robert I McLachlan , Klas Modin , Olivier Verdier , Matt Wilkins

We construct an explicit reversible symplectic integrator for the planar 3-body problem with zero angular momentum. We start with a Hamiltonian of the planar 3-body problem that is globally regularised and fully symmetry reduced. This…

Computational Physics · Physics 2013-10-30 Danya Rose , Holger Dullin