The Discrete Moser-Veselov Algorithm for the Free Rigid Body

Abstract

The subject of this talk is the numerical solution of the free RB equations, M1 = M, OMEGA, M=OMEGA J + J OMEGA, where M, OMEGA are skew-symmetric matrices and J is a diagonal matrix with positive entries; M is the matrix of body momenta; OMEGA is the matrix of body angular velocity. Often the above equations are associated with the equations that give the configuration of the body in the fixed frame: * The Discrete Moser-Veselov description of the rigid body * Integrability of the discrete algorithm * Backward error analysis of the DMV algorithm * Higher order integrable approximations * Numerical experiments and comparisons with other methods * Explicit methods for the 3 x 3 case.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433729

Entities

People

  • Antonella Zanna
  • Robert Mclachlan

Organizations

  • University of Bergen

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algebra
  • Algorithms
  • Angular Momentum
  • Computations
  • Control Theory
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Equations
  • Error Analysis
  • Errors
  • Floating Point Operations
  • Hamiltonian Functions
  • Information Operations
  • Lie Groups
  • Mathematics
  • Riccati Equation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
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