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Polynomial mechanics and optimal control
We describe a new algorithm for trajectory optimization of mechanical
systems. Our method combines pseudo-spectral methods for function approximation
with variational discretization schemes that exactly preserve conserved
mechanical quantities such as momentum. We thus obtain a global discretization
of the Lagrange-d'Alembert variational principle using pseudo-spectral methods.
Our proposed scheme inherits the numerical convergence characteristics of
spectral methods, yet preserves momentum-conservation and symplecticity after
discretization. We compare this algorithm against two other established methods
for two examples of underactuated mechanical systems; minimum-effort swing-up
of a two-link and a three-link acrobot.Comment: Final version to EC
Optimization via Chebyshev Polynomials
This paper presents for the first time a robust exact line-search method
based on a full pseudospectral (PS) numerical scheme employing orthogonal
polynomials. The proposed method takes on an adaptive search procedure and
combines the superior accuracy of Chebyshev PS approximations with the
high-order approximations obtained through Chebyshev PS differentiation
matrices (CPSDMs). In addition, the method exhibits quadratic convergence rate
by enforcing an adaptive Newton search iterative scheme. A rigorous error
analysis of the proposed method is presented along with a detailed set of
pseudocodes for the established computational algorithms. Several numerical
experiments are conducted on one- and multi-dimensional optimization test
problems to illustrate the advantages of the proposed strategy.Comment: 26 pages, 6 figures, 2 table
On the completeness of solutions of Bethe's equations
We consider the Bethe equations for the isotropic spin-1/2 Heisenberg quantum
spin chain with periodic boundary conditions. We formulate a conjecture for the
number of solutions with pairwise distinct roots of these equations, in terms
of numbers of so-called singular (or exceptional) solutions. Using homotopy
continuation methods, we find all such solutions of the Bethe equations for
chains of length up to 14. The numbers of these solutions are in perfect
agreement with the conjecture. We also discuss an indirect method of finding
solutions of the Bethe equations by solving the Baxter T-Q equation. We briefly
comment on implications for thermodynamical computations based on the string
hypothesis.Comment: 17 pages; 85 tables provided as supplemental material; v2:
clarifications and references added; v3: numerical results extended to N=14,
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Clustering Complex Zeros of Triangular Systems of Polynomials
This paper gives the first algorithm for finding a set of natural
-clusters of complex zeros of a triangular system of polynomials
within a given polybox in , for any given . Our
algorithm is based on a recent near-optimal algorithm of Becker et al (2016)
for clustering the complex roots of a univariate polynomial where the
coefficients are represented by number oracles.
Our algorithm is numeric, certified and based on subdivision. We implemented
it and compared it with two well-known homotopy solvers on various triangular
systems. Our solver always gives correct answers, is often faster than the
homotopy solver that often gives correct answers, and sometimes faster than the
one that gives sometimes correct results.Comment: Research report V6: description of the main algorithm update
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