- Variational integrator
Variational integrators are numerical integrators for
Hamiltonian system s derived from theEuler-Lagrange equations of a discretizedHamilton's principle . Variational integrators are momentum-preserving and symplectic.References
* E. Hairer, C. Lubich, and G. Warner. "Geometric Numerical Integration". Springer, 2002.
* J. Marsden and M. West. "Discrete mechanics and variational integrators". Acta Numerica, 2001, pp. 357–514.
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