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Symplectic Integrators and Methods
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Symplectic Map
A transformation on a symplectic manifold that preserves the symplectic form and hence the structure of the manifold.
Lie Integrator
A method for integrating dynamical systems that relies on the Lie series expansion and reordering of operator exponentials.
Symplectic Manifold
A smooth manifold equipped with a closed non-degenerate differential 2-form known as the symplectic form.
Hamiltonian System
A dynamical system governed by Hamilton's equations, expressed in terms of coordinates and conjugate momenta.
Leapfrog Integration
A symplectic integrator method that updates positions and momenta in a staggered fashion.
Verlet Integration
A numerical method for solving Newton's equations of motion that is symplectic and time-reversible.
Poisson Bracket
A measure of the directional derivative of one function along the Hamiltonian flow of another function within Hamiltonian dynamics.
Canonical Transformation
A change of coordinates in phase space that preserves the form of Hamilton's equations and is defined by a generating function.
Symplectic Integrator
A numerical method used to integrate Hamiltonian systems that preserves the symplectic structure of phase space.
Runge-Kutta Method
A non-symplectic, widely-used family of iterative methods for solving differential equations.
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