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In this paper, we derive a variational integrator for certain highly oscillatory problems in mechanics. To do this, we take a new approach to the splitting of fast and slow potential forces: rather than splitting these forces at the level…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2009-08-03 Ari Stern , Eitan Grinspun

In this paper, we are concerned with the construction and analysis of a new class of methods obtained as double jump compositions with complex coefficients and projection on the real axis. It is shown in particular that the new integrators…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-27 Fernando Casas , Philippe Chartier , Alejandro Escorihuela-Tomas , Yong Zhang

Assume interest is in sampling from a probability distribution $\mu$ defined on $(\mathsf{Z},\mathscr{Z})$. We develop a framework for sampling algorithms which takes full advantage of ODE numerical integrators, say…

Computation · Statistics 2025-02-17 Christophe Andrieu , Mauro Camara Escudero , Chang Zhang

For quantum systems with competing potentials, the conventional perturbation theory often yields an asymptotic series and the subsequent numerical outcome becomes uncertain. To tackle such kind of problems, we develop a general solution…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 H. Mineo , Sheng D. Chao

Forward time step integrators are splitting algorithms with only positive splitting coefficients. When used in solving physical evolution equations, these positive coefficients correspond to positive time steps. Forward algorithms are…

Computational Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Siu A. Chin

We present a method for constructing dynamical models of stellar systems described by distribution functions and constrained by discrete-kinematic data. We implement various improvements compared to earlier applications of this approach,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-28 Eugene Vasiliev , Anja Feldmeier-Krause , Mattia C. Sormani

Probabilistic solvers provide a flexible and efficient framework for simulation, uncertainty quantification, and inference in dynamical systems. However, like standard solvers, they suffer performance penalties for certain stiff systems,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-20 Nathanael Bosch , Philipp Hennig , Filip Tronarp

In this paper we consider splitting methods for nonlinear ordinary differential equations in which one of the (partial) flows that results from the splitting procedure can not be computed exactly. Instead, we insert a well-chosen state…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-05-27 Lukas Einkemmer , Alexander Ostermann

We describe a technique for solving the combined collisionless Boltzmann and Poisson equations in a discretised, or lattice, phase space. The time and the positions and velocities of `particles' take on integer values, and the forces are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 D. Syer , S. Tremaine

For distributions over discrete product spaces $\prod_{i=1}^n \Omega_i'$, Glauber dynamics is a Markov chain that at each step, resamples a random coordinate conditioned on the other coordinates. We show that $k$-Glauber dynamics, which…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-11 Holden Lee

We describe an algorithm for long-term planetary orbit integrations, including the dominant post-Newtonian effects, that employs individual timesteps for each planet. The algorithm is symplectic and exhibits short-term errors that are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Prasenjit Saha , Scott Tremaine

Reliable studies of the long-term dynamics of planetary systems require numerical integrators that are accurate and fast. The challenge is often formidable because the chaotic nature of many systems requires relative numerical error bounds…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-07 Richard E. Zeebe

We have invented a new algorithm to use with self-gravitating SPH Star Formation codes. The new method is designed to enable SPH simulations to self-regulate their numerical resolution, i.e. the number of SPH particles; the latter is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Spyridon Kitsionas

In this paper, we present different types of integrators for electro-magnetic particle-in-cell (PIC) methods. While the integrator is an important tool of the PIC methods, it is necessary to characterize the different conservation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-11-05 Juergen Geiser , Frederik Riedel

The Kuramoto model, describing the synchronization dynamics of coupled oscillators, has been generalized in many ways over the past years. One recent extension of the model replaces the oscillators, originally characterized by a single…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-08-11 Marcus A. M. de Aguiar

Aims. We investigate a method to increase the efficiency of a targeted exoplanet search with the transit technique by preselecting a subset of candidates from large catalogs of stars. Assuming spin-orbit alignment, this can be done by…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 E. Herrero , I. Ribas , C. Jordi , E. F. Guinan , S. G. Engle

We investigate the computational performance of various numerical methods for the integration of the equations of motion and the variational equations for some typical classical many-body models of condensed matter physics: the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-05-07 Carlo Danieli , Bertin Many Manda , Mithun Thudiyangal , Charalampos Skokos

A class of trigonometric integrator is proposed for the constrained ring polymer Hamiltonian dynamics, arising from the path integral molecular dynamics. The integrator is formulated by the composition of flows, thereby integrating the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-05 Yunfeng Xiong

Symplectic integrators separate a problem into parts that can be solved in isolation, alternately advancing these sub-problems to approximate the evolution of the complete system. Problems with a single, dominant mass can use mixed-variable…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-26 John E Chambers

We present new almost time-reversible integrators for solution of planetary systems consisting of "planets" and a dominant mass ("star"). The algorithms can be considered adaptive generalizations of the Wisdom--Holman method, in which all…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-09 David M. Hernandez , Walter Dehnen