Symplectic integrators for spin systems

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVE.89.061301MaRDI QIDQ6249106zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Robert I. McLachlan, Klas Modin, Olivier Verdier

Publication date 17 February 2014

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVE.89.061301

Abstract: We present a symplectic integrator, based on the canonical midpoint rule, for classical spin systems in which each spin is a unit vector in $mathbb{R}^3$. Unlike splitting methods, it is defined for all Hamiltonians, and is $O(3)$-equivariant. It is a rare example of a generating function for symplectic maps of a noncanonical phase space. It yields an integrable discretization of the reduced motion of a free rigid body.

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