Symplectic Euler method

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In numerical mathematics , the symplectic Euler method is a modification of the Euler method for solving Hamilton's equations , certain systems of ordinary differential equations that occur in classical mechanics . It has the same effort as the Euler method, but still delivers better results. The symplectic Euler method can be viewed as a combination of the explicit and the implicit Euler method .

In general, a numerical calculation method is called symplectic if it describes a symplectic mapping when applied to a Hamilton system. Symplectic methods maintain the symplectic structure . This is desirable because the flow of Hamilton systems is symplectic and, because of their symplecticity, the methods also receive certain conservation quantities of the flow.

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