Verlet integration

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discrete-time expression

mathematical expression

Available identifiers

WikidataQ2984997 ScholiaQ2984997MaRDI QIDQ6674268 FDOQ6674268

Also known as Stoermer-Verlet integration

Named after

Carl Størmer, Loup Verlet

Description

Originally discovered already by Newton: Essentially a symmetric (and symplectic!) combination of Euler forward and backward methods.

$q(t+\tau )=2q(t)-q(t-\tau )+{\tau }^{2}F(q(t))/M$

$F$ represents force acting on a particle

$\tau$ represents time step

$m$ represents mass

$q$ represents particle position

$t$ represents time

Contained entities

backward Euler method	$y_{n+1}=y_n+hf(t_{n+1},y_{n+1})$
	$y$ represents unknown function
	$f$ represents right hand side of differential equation
	$h$ represents time step
	$t$ represents time
Euler forward method	$y_{n+1}=y_n+hf(t_n,y_n)$
	$f$ represents right hand side of differential equation
	$h$ represents time step
	$t$ represents time
	$y$ represents unknown function

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verlet_integration

Computer "Experiments" on Classical Fluids. I. Thermodynamical Properties of Lennard-Jones Molecules

Similar mathematical expressions

second order differencing method

Further links

Item	Property
Newton second law of motion for constant mass	discretized by
second order differencing method	similar to

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