Structure-preserving integrators for dissipative systems based on reversible-irreversible splitting (Shang Xiaocheng, ETH Zurich)

20.11.2018 14:00

We study the optimal design of numerical integrators for dissipative systems, for which there exists an underlying thermodynamic structure known as GENERIC (General Equation for the NonEquilibrium Reversible-Irreversible Coupling). We present a framework to construct structure-preserving integrators for linearly damped systems by splitting the system into reversible and irreversible parts. The reversible part, which is typically a Hamiltonian system, is solved by using a symplectic method (e.g., Verlet), for which an associated modified Hamiltonian in the form of a series expansion can be obtained by using backward error analysis. The modified Hamiltonian is then used to adjust the irreversible part in such a way that the modified total energy for the whole system can be conserved. Our findings are verified by various numerical experiments, demonstrating the superiority of structure-preserving integrators over alternative schemes in terms of the accuracy control of both energy conservation and entropy production as well as the preservation of the dissipation rate.

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salle 623, Séminaire d'analyse numérique

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Section de mathématiques

Intervenant-e-s

Shang Xiaocheng, ETH Zurich, Polymer Physics

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Catégorie: Séminaire

Mots clés: analyse numérique