Symplectic integration of nonlinear Hamiltonian systems

Rangarajan, Govindan (1997) Symplectic integration of nonlinear Hamiltonian systems Pramana - Journal of Physics, 48 (1). pp. 129-142. ISSN 0304-4289

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02845627

Abstract

There exist several standard numerical methods for integrating ordinary differential equations. However, if one is interested in integration of Hamiltonian systems, these methods can lead to wrong results. This is due to the fact that these methods do not explicitly preserve the so-called 'symplectic condition' (that needs to be satisfied for Hamiltonian systems) at every integration step. In this paper, we look at various methods for integration that preserve the symplectic condition.

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Keywords:Symplectic Integration; Hamiltonian Systems
ID Code:73194
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