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Variational symplectic algorithms have recently been developed for carrying out long-time simulation of charged particles in magnetic fields. As a direct consequence of their derivation from a discrete variational principle, these…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Jonathan Squire , Hong Qin , William M. Tang

Symplectic integration algorithms are well-suited for long-term integrations of Hamiltonian systems because they preserve the geometric structure of the Hamiltonian flow. However, this desirable property is generally lost when adaptive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-20 Miguel Preto , Scott Tremaine

We are able to derive the equations of motion for forced mechanical systems in a purely variational setting, both in the context of Lagrangian or Hamiltonian mechanics, by duplicating the variables of the system as introduced by Galley…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 D. Martín de Diego , R. Sato Martín de Almagro

We show that symplectic and linearly-implicit integrators proposed by [Zhang and Skeel, 1997] are variational linearizations of Newmark methods. When used in conjunction with penalty methods (i.e., methods that replace constraints by stiff…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-12-08 Molei Tao , Houman Owhadi

Two specialized algorithms for the numerical integration of the equations of motion of a Brownian walker obeying detailed balance are introduced. The algorithms become symplectic in the appropriate limits, and reproduce the equilibrium…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 R Mannella

We present a class of symplectic integrators adapted for the integration of perturbed Hamiltonian systems of the form $H=A+\epsilon B$. We give a constructive proof that for all integer $p$, there exists an integrator with positive steps…

Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-19 J. Laskar , P. Robutel

We construct explicit integrators of arbitrary even orders of accuracy for massive point vortex dynamics in binary mixture of Bose--Einstein condensates proposed by Richaud et al. The integrators are symplectic and preserve the angular…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-05-01 Tomoki Ohsawa

The aim of this work is to study, from an intrinsic and geometric point of view, second-order constrained variational problems on Lie algebroids, that is, optimization problems defined by a cost functional which depends on higher-order…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-01-18 Leonardo Colombo

An efficient multigrid framework is developed for the time marching of steady-state compressible flows with a spatially high-order ($p$-order polynomial) modal discontinuous Galerkin method. The core algorithm that based on a global…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-07-04 Shu-Jie Li

In this paper, we study symplectic integration of canonical Hamiltonian systems with Jacobi polynomials. The relevant theoretical results of continuous-stage Runge-Kutta methods are revisited firstly and then symplectic methods with Jacobi…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-23 Wensheng Tang

Fractional Pontryagin's systems emerge in the study of a class of fractional optimal control problems but they are not resolvable in most cases. In this paper, we suggest a numerical approach for these fractional systems. Precisely, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-03-09 Loïc Bourdin

We will discuss how we can obtain new quantum superintegrable Hamiltonians allowing the separation of variables in Cartesian coordinates with higher order integrals of motion from ladder operators. We will discuss also how higher order…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-04-08 Ian Marquette

We reconsider the variational integration of optimal control problems for mechanical systems based on a direct discretization of the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle. This approach yields discrete dynamical constraints which by construction…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-04-30 C. M. Campos , O. Junge , S. Ober-Blöbaum

We propose to use the properties of the Lie algebra of the angular momentum to build symplectic integrators dedicated to the Hamiltonian of the free rigid body. By introducing a dependence of the coefficients of integrators on the moments…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-07 J. Laskar , T. Vaillant

This work constructs a new class of multirate schemes based on the recently developed generalized additive Runge-Kutta (GARK) methods (Sandu and Guenther, 2013). Multirate schemes use different step sizes for different components and for…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2013-10-24 Michael Guenther , Adrian Sandu

A hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method is proposed for solving 2D fractional convection-diffusion equations containing derivatives of fractional order in space on a finite domain. The Riemann-Liouville derivative is used for the spatial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-07-12 Shuqin Wang , Jinyun Yuan , Weihua Deng , Yujiang Wu

The numerical analysis of variational integrators relies on variational error analysis, which relates the order of accuracy of a variational integrator with the order of approximation of the exact discrete Lagrangian by a computable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-02-15 Melvin Leok , Tatiana Shingel

In a recent work of Wu, Wang, Sun and Liu, a second-order explicit symplectic integrator was proposed for the integrable Kerr spacetime geometry. It is still suited for simulating the nonintegrable dynamics of charged particles moving…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-07 Wei Sun , Ying Wang , Fuyao Liu , Xin Wu

In this paper we study, from a variational and geometrical point of view, second-order variational problems on Lie groupoids and the construction of variational integrators for optimal control problems. First, we develop variational…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-06-30 Leonardo Colombo , David Martin de Diego

We describe a method for determining a complete set of integrals for a classical Hamiltonian that separates in orthogonal subgroup coordinates. As examples, we use it to determine complete sets of integrals, polynomial in the momenta, for…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 E. G. Kalnins , J. M. Kress , W. Miller