Poisson integrator for symmetric rigid bodies

    2004, Volume 9, Number 3, pp.  255-564

    Author(s): Dullin H. R.

    We derive an explicit second order reversible Poisson integrator for symmetric rigid bodies in space (i.e. without a fixed point). The integrator is obtained by applying a splitting method to the Hamiltonian after reduction by the $S^1$ body symmetry. In the particular case of a magnetic top in an axisymmetric magnetic field (i.e. the Levitron) this integrator preserves the two momentum integrals. The method is used to calculate the complicated boundary of stability near a linearly stable relative equilibrium of the Levitron with indefinite Hamiltonian.
    Citation: Dullin H. R., Poisson integrator for symmetric rigid bodies, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, 2004, Volume 9, Number 3, pp. 255-564


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