Hamiltonian dynamics on Poisson manifolds and symplectic groupoids

Oscar Cosserat (Georg-August-U, Göttingen)

Jan 20. 2025, 11:10 — 12:00

We use local symplectic Lie groupoids to approximate Hamiltonian dynamics for generic Poisson structures. More precisely, recursively obtained solutions of a Hamilton-Jacobi-like equation are interpreted as Lagrangian bisections in a neighborhood of the unit manifold, that, in turn, provide the desired approximation. This approximation provides in fact a new tool in numerical analysis for finite-dimensional conservative mechanics. I will finish this talk with a few perspectives in Hamiltonian dynamics, for instance, an extension to Hamiltonian PDEs.

Further Information
Venue:
ESI Boltzmann Lecture Hall
Recordings:
Recording
Associated Event:
Infinite-dimensional Geometry: Theory and Applications (Thematic Programme)
Organizer(s):
Tomasz Goliński (U of Białystok)
Gabriel Larotonda (U of Buenos Aires)
Alice Barbara Tumpach (WPI, Vienna)
Cornelia Vizman (WU of Timisoara)