scholarly journals Symplectic-energy-momentum preserving variational integrators

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 3353-3371 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kane ◽  
J. E. Marsden ◽  
M. Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Variational Integrators

scholarly journals Energy Minimization Scheme for Split Potential Systems Using Exponential Variational Integrators

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-441
Author(s):  
Odysseas Kosmas
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Oscillatory Behavior ◽  
Lagrangian Function ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Variational Integrators ◽  
Weighted Sum ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
Exponential Functions ◽  
Intermediate Time ◽  
Definition Of

In previous works we developed a methodology of deriving variational integrators to provide numerical solutions of systems having oscillatory behavior. These schemes use exponential functions to approximate the intermediate configurations and velocities, which are then placed into the discrete Lagrangian function characterizing the physical system. We afterwards proved that, higher order schemes can be obtained through the corresponding discrete Euler–Lagrange equations and the definition of a weighted sum of “continuous intermediate Lagrangians” each of them evaluated at an intermediate time node. In the present article, we extend these methods so as to include Lagrangians of split potential systems, namely, to address cases when the potential function can be decomposed into several components. Rather than using many intermediate points for the complete Lagrangian, in this work we introduce different numbers of intermediate points, resulting within the context of various reliable quadrature rules, for the various potentials. Finally, we assess the accuracy, convergence and computational time of the proposed technique by testing and comparing them with well known standards.

scholarly journals On frequency estimations in phase fitted variational integrators for the general N-body problem

PAMM ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
Odysseas Kosmas ◽  
Sigrid Leyendecker
Keyword(s):  
Body Problem ◽  
Variational Integrators ◽  
N Body Problem

scholarly journals Variational Integrators in Holonomic Mechanics

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1358
Author(s):  
Shumin Man ◽  
Qiang Gao ◽  
Wanxie Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Variational Principle ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Quadrature Rule ◽  
Quadrature Rules ◽  
Variational Integrators ◽  
Lagrange Polynomials ◽  
Holonomic Constraints ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Long Time Integration

Variational integrators for dynamic systems with holonomic constraints are proposed based on Hamilton’s principle. The variational principle is discretized by approximating the generalized coordinates and Lagrange multipliers by Lagrange polynomials, by approximating the integrals by quadrature rules. Meanwhile, constraint points are defined in order to discrete the holonomic constraints. The functional of the variational principle is divided into two parts, i.e., the action of the unconstrained term and the constrained term and the actions of the unconstrained term and the constrained term are integrated separately using different numerical quadrature rules. The influence of interpolation points, quadrature rule and constraint points on the accuracy of the algorithms is analyzed exhaustively. Properties of the proposed algorithms are investigated using examples. Numerical results show that the proposed algorithms have arbitrary high order, satisfy the holonomic constraints with high precision and provide good performance for long-time integration.

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