Discrete Euler-Poincaré and Lie-Poisson equations

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Abstract: In this paper, discrete analogues of Euler-Poincar'{e} and Lie-Poisson reduction theory are developed for systems on finite dimensional Lie groups G with Lagrangians L:TGomathbbR that are G-invariant. These discrete equations provide ``reduced numerical algorithms which manifestly preserve the symplectic structure. The manifold GimesG is used as an approximation of TG, and a discrete Langragian mathbbL:GimesGomathbbR is construced in such a way that the G-invariance property is preserved. Reduction by G results in new ``variational principle for the reduced Lagrangian ell:GomathbbR, and provides the discrete Euler-Poincar'{e} (DEP) equations. Reconstruction of these equations recovers the discrete Euler-Lagrange equations developed in cite{MPS,WM} which are naturally symplectic-momentum algorithms. Furthermore, the solution of the DEP algorithm immediately leads to a discrete Lie-Poisson (DLP) algorithm. It is shown that when G=extSO(n), the DEP and DLP algorithms for a particular choice of the discrete Lagrangian mathbbL are equivalent to the Moser-Veselov scheme for the generalized rigid body. %As an application, a reduced symplectic integrator for two dimensional %hydrodynamics is constructed using the SU(n) approximation to the volume %preserving diffeomorphism group of mathbbT2.




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