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I was just doing some practice questions for a test, but have been stumped by the following for the past couple of hours.



I'm given a system such that:
$$frac{du}{dt} = v ~ ~ & ~ ~ frac{dv}{dt} = -f(u)$$



with Hamiltonian $$H = frac{1}{2} left(frac{du}{dt}right)^2 + int f du.$$



I have to show that using the forward Euler method leads to a global error for $H$ that grows like $nh^2$ for step size $h$ and number of steps $n$.



I know that the global error can be calculated via $ epsilon = |U^n - U(T)|$ but I'm not sure how to apply it in this case.



Thanks for any help!



EDIT: So if I understand correct, I have to calculate $|H_{n+1}-H_n| $










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    I was just doing some practice questions for a test, but have been stumped by the following for the past couple of hours.



    I'm given a system such that:
    $$frac{du}{dt} = v ~ ~ & ~ ~ frac{dv}{dt} = -f(u)$$



    with Hamiltonian $$H = frac{1}{2} left(frac{du}{dt}right)^2 + int f du.$$



    I have to show that using the forward Euler method leads to a global error for $H$ that grows like $nh^2$ for step size $h$ and number of steps $n$.



    I know that the global error can be calculated via $ epsilon = |U^n - U(T)|$ but I'm not sure how to apply it in this case.



    Thanks for any help!



    EDIT: So if I understand correct, I have to calculate $|H_{n+1}-H_n| $










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      I was just doing some practice questions for a test, but have been stumped by the following for the past couple of hours.



      I'm given a system such that:
      $$frac{du}{dt} = v ~ ~ & ~ ~ frac{dv}{dt} = -f(u)$$



      with Hamiltonian $$H = frac{1}{2} left(frac{du}{dt}right)^2 + int f du.$$



      I have to show that using the forward Euler method leads to a global error for $H$ that grows like $nh^2$ for step size $h$ and number of steps $n$.



      I know that the global error can be calculated via $ epsilon = |U^n - U(T)|$ but I'm not sure how to apply it in this case.



      Thanks for any help!



      EDIT: So if I understand correct, I have to calculate $|H_{n+1}-H_n| $










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      I was just doing some practice questions for a test, but have been stumped by the following for the past couple of hours.



      I'm given a system such that:
      $$frac{du}{dt} = v ~ ~ & ~ ~ frac{dv}{dt} = -f(u)$$



      with Hamiltonian $$H = frac{1}{2} left(frac{du}{dt}right)^2 + int f du.$$



      I have to show that using the forward Euler method leads to a global error for $H$ that grows like $nh^2$ for step size $h$ and number of steps $n$.



      I know that the global error can be calculated via $ epsilon = |U^n - U(T)|$ but I'm not sure how to apply it in this case.



      Thanks for any help!



      EDIT: So if I understand correct, I have to calculate $|H_{n+1}-H_n| $







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          If you take the example $f(u)=u$, then you can interpret the Hamilton system in the complex plane as $$dot z=dot u+idot v = -i(u+iv)=-iz.$$



          The Euler forward iteration thus produces elements
          $$
          z_{k+1}=z_k+h(-iz_k)=(1-ih)z_kimplies z_n=(1-ih)^nz_0.
          $$



          The Hamilton function is $H=frac12(v^2+u^2)=frac12|z|^2$, which gives on the Euler solution
          $$
          H_n=frac12|z_n|^2=frac12(1+h^2)^n|z_0|^2=e^{nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0
          $$

          so that indeed $H_n-H_0=nh^2e^{frac12nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0$.





          Under more general conditions one gets
          begin{align}
          H_{k+1}&=frac12(v_k-hf(u_k))^2+F(u_k+hv_k) \
          &=H_k-hv_kf(u_k)+frac12h^2f(u_k)^2 ~ + ~ f(u_k)(hv_k)+frac12f'(u_k)(hv_k)^2+O(h^3) \
          &=H_k+frac12h^2bigl[f(u_k)^2+f'(u_k)v_k^2bigr]+O(h^3)
          end{align}

          Now you have to argue that the coefficient of the $h^2$ term remains bounded and the claim of the task follows.






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            $begingroup$

            If you take the example $f(u)=u$, then you can interpret the Hamilton system in the complex plane as $$dot z=dot u+idot v = -i(u+iv)=-iz.$$



            The Euler forward iteration thus produces elements
            $$
            z_{k+1}=z_k+h(-iz_k)=(1-ih)z_kimplies z_n=(1-ih)^nz_0.
            $$



            The Hamilton function is $H=frac12(v^2+u^2)=frac12|z|^2$, which gives on the Euler solution
            $$
            H_n=frac12|z_n|^2=frac12(1+h^2)^n|z_0|^2=e^{nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0
            $$

            so that indeed $H_n-H_0=nh^2e^{frac12nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0$.





            Under more general conditions one gets
            begin{align}
            H_{k+1}&=frac12(v_k-hf(u_k))^2+F(u_k+hv_k) \
            &=H_k-hv_kf(u_k)+frac12h^2f(u_k)^2 ~ + ~ f(u_k)(hv_k)+frac12f'(u_k)(hv_k)^2+O(h^3) \
            &=H_k+frac12h^2bigl[f(u_k)^2+f'(u_k)v_k^2bigr]+O(h^3)
            end{align}

            Now you have to argue that the coefficient of the $h^2$ term remains bounded and the claim of the task follows.






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              If you take the example $f(u)=u$, then you can interpret the Hamilton system in the complex plane as $$dot z=dot u+idot v = -i(u+iv)=-iz.$$



              The Euler forward iteration thus produces elements
              $$
              z_{k+1}=z_k+h(-iz_k)=(1-ih)z_kimplies z_n=(1-ih)^nz_0.
              $$



              The Hamilton function is $H=frac12(v^2+u^2)=frac12|z|^2$, which gives on the Euler solution
              $$
              H_n=frac12|z_n|^2=frac12(1+h^2)^n|z_0|^2=e^{nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0
              $$

              so that indeed $H_n-H_0=nh^2e^{frac12nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0$.





              Under more general conditions one gets
              begin{align}
              H_{k+1}&=frac12(v_k-hf(u_k))^2+F(u_k+hv_k) \
              &=H_k-hv_kf(u_k)+frac12h^2f(u_k)^2 ~ + ~ f(u_k)(hv_k)+frac12f'(u_k)(hv_k)^2+O(h^3) \
              &=H_k+frac12h^2bigl[f(u_k)^2+f'(u_k)v_k^2bigr]+O(h^3)
              end{align}

              Now you have to argue that the coefficient of the $h^2$ term remains bounded and the claim of the task follows.






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                If you take the example $f(u)=u$, then you can interpret the Hamilton system in the complex plane as $$dot z=dot u+idot v = -i(u+iv)=-iz.$$



                The Euler forward iteration thus produces elements
                $$
                z_{k+1}=z_k+h(-iz_k)=(1-ih)z_kimplies z_n=(1-ih)^nz_0.
                $$



                The Hamilton function is $H=frac12(v^2+u^2)=frac12|z|^2$, which gives on the Euler solution
                $$
                H_n=frac12|z_n|^2=frac12(1+h^2)^n|z_0|^2=e^{nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0
                $$

                so that indeed $H_n-H_0=nh^2e^{frac12nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0$.





                Under more general conditions one gets
                begin{align}
                H_{k+1}&=frac12(v_k-hf(u_k))^2+F(u_k+hv_k) \
                &=H_k-hv_kf(u_k)+frac12h^2f(u_k)^2 ~ + ~ f(u_k)(hv_k)+frac12f'(u_k)(hv_k)^2+O(h^3) \
                &=H_k+frac12h^2bigl[f(u_k)^2+f'(u_k)v_k^2bigr]+O(h^3)
                end{align}

                Now you have to argue that the coefficient of the $h^2$ term remains bounded and the claim of the task follows.






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                If you take the example $f(u)=u$, then you can interpret the Hamilton system in the complex plane as $$dot z=dot u+idot v = -i(u+iv)=-iz.$$



                The Euler forward iteration thus produces elements
                $$
                z_{k+1}=z_k+h(-iz_k)=(1-ih)z_kimplies z_n=(1-ih)^nz_0.
                $$



                The Hamilton function is $H=frac12(v^2+u^2)=frac12|z|^2$, which gives on the Euler solution
                $$
                H_n=frac12|z_n|^2=frac12(1+h^2)^n|z_0|^2=e^{nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0
                $$

                so that indeed $H_n-H_0=nh^2e^{frac12nh^2+O(nh^4)}H_0$.





                Under more general conditions one gets
                begin{align}
                H_{k+1}&=frac12(v_k-hf(u_k))^2+F(u_k+hv_k) \
                &=H_k-hv_kf(u_k)+frac12h^2f(u_k)^2 ~ + ~ f(u_k)(hv_k)+frac12f'(u_k)(hv_k)^2+O(h^3) \
                &=H_k+frac12h^2bigl[f(u_k)^2+f'(u_k)v_k^2bigr]+O(h^3)
                end{align}

                Now you have to argue that the coefficient of the $h^2$ term remains bounded and the claim of the task follows.







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