General techniques for constructing variational integrators

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DOI10.1007/S11464-012-0190-9zbMATH Open1257.65072arXiv1102.2685OpenAlexW2072203191MaRDI QIDQ693191FDOQ693191

Tatiana Shingel, Melvin Leok

Publication date: 7 December 2012

Published in: Frontiers of Mathematics in China (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: 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 discrete Lagrangian. The exact discrete Lagrangian can either be characterized variationally, or in terms of Jacobi's solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation. These two characterizations lead to the Galerkin and shooting-based constructions for discrete Lagrangians, which depend on a choice of a numerical quadrature formula, together with either a finite-dimensional function space or a one-step method. We prove that the properties of the quadrature formula, finite-dimensional function space, and underlying one-step method determine the order of accuracy and momentum-conservation properties of the associated variational integrators. We also illustrate these systematic methods for constructing variational integrators with numerical examples.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.2685




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