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Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-04-05 Hiroaki Yoshimura , François Gay-Balmaz

We investigate discretization strategies for a recently introduced class of energy-based models. The model class encompasses classical port-Hamiltonian systems, generalized gradient flows, and certain systems with algebraic constraints. Our…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Robert Altmann , Attila Karsai , Philipp Schulze

In this paper we discuss energy conservation issues related to the numerical solution of the nonlinear wave equation. As is well known, this problem can be cast as a Hamiltonian system that may be autonomous or not, depending on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-11-27 Luigi Brugnano , Gianluca Frasca Caccia , Felice Iavernaro

In this paper, we propose Lagrangian Gaussian Processes (LGPs) for probabilistic and data-efficient learning of dynamics via discrete forced Euler-Lagrange equations. Importantly, the geometric structure of the Lagrange-d'Alembert…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Jan-Hendrik Ewering , Kathrin Flaßkamp , Niklas Wahlström , Thomas B. Schön , Thomas Seel

In this paper, we study the Lagrangian functions for a class of second-order differential systems arising from physics. For such systems, we present necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of Lagrangian functions. Based on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-26 Yihan Shen , Yajuan Sun

This work presents a novel formulation and numerical strategy for the simulation of geometrically nonlinear structures. First, a non-canonical Hamiltonian (Poisson) formulation is introduced by including the dynamics of the stress tensor.…

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Structure-preserving algorithms for solving conservative PDEs with added linear dissipation are generalized to systems with time-dependent damping/driving terms. This study is motivated by several PDE models of physical phenomena, such as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-09 Ashish Bhatt , Brian E. Moore

Locally exact integrators preserve linearization of the original system at every point. We construct energy-preserving locally exact discrete gradient schemes for arbitrary multidimensional canonical Hamiltonian systems by modifying…

Computational Physics · Physics 2013-08-08 Jan L. Cieśliński

A geometric derivation of numerical integrators for nonholonomic systems and optimal control problems is obtained. It is based in the classical technique of generating functions adapted to the special features of nonholonomic systems and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-09-07 M. de Leon , D. Martin de Diego , A. Santamaria Merino

Variational integrators are well-suited for simulation of mechanical systems because they preserve mechanical quantities about a system such as momentum, or its change if external forcing is involved, and holonomic constraints. While they…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-04 Elliot Johnson , Jarvis Schultz , Todd Murphey

We present a novel methodology for constructing arbitrarily high-order structure-preserving methods tailored for damped Hamiltonian systems. This method combines the idea of exponential integrator and energy-preserving collocation methods,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-14 Lu Li

For a general class of nonlinear port-Hamiltonian systems we develop a high-order time discretization scheme with certain structure preservation properties. The finite or infinite-dimensional system under consideration possesses a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-23 Jan Giesselmann , Attila Karsai , Tabea Tscherpel

A general procedure for constructing conservative numerical integrators for time dependent partial differential equations is presented. In particular, linearly implicit methods preserving a time discretised version of the invariant is…

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We consider minimum energy optimal control problem with time dependent Lagrangian on the nonholonomic integrator and and find the analytical solution using Sturm-Liouville theory. Furthermore, we also consider the minimum energy problem on…

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We develop a method for systematically constructing Lagrangian functions for dissipative mechanical, electrical and, mechatronic systems. We derive the equations of motion for some typical mechatronic systems using deterministic principles…

Classical Physics · Physics 2012-11-20 A. Allison , C. E. M. Pearce , D. Abbott

We present a new class of exponential integrators for ordinary differential equations. They are locally exact, i.e., they preserve the linearization of the original system at every point. Their construction consists in modifying existing…

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Forced variational integrators are given by the discretization of the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle for systems subject to external forces, and have proved useful for numerical simulation studies of complex dynamical systems. In this paper…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-01 Alexandre Anahory Simoes , Asier López-Gordón , Anthony Bloch , Leonardo Colombo

The geometric approach to mechanics based on the Jacobi metric allows to easily construct natural mechanical systems which are integrable (actually separable) at a fixed value of the energy. The aim of the present paper is to investigate…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 Giuseppe Pucacco , Kjell Rosquist

We develop a structure-preserving computational framework for optimal mixing control in incompressible flows. Our approach exactly conserves the continuous system's key invariants (mass and $L^2$-energy), while also maintaining discrete…

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In this paper, we formulate and analyse exponential integrations when applied to nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equations in a normal or highly oscillatory regime. A kind of exponential integrators with energy preservation, optimal convergence…

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