Symplectic filtering of Hamiltonian dynamics with moving sensors
Abstract
While structure-preserving methods for the forward simulation of Hamiltonian systems are well established, the mathematical foundations of their data assimilation and filtering counterparts remain comparatively less developed, particularly regarding rigorous accuracy guarantees. To address this gap, we propose an online filtering algorithm to reconstruct an unknown function u† from finitely many measurements, assuming that u† solves a parametric Hamiltonian PDE with unknown inputs. The method uses low-dimensional symplectic approximation spaces that evolve in time according to the PDE model and informed by the measurement data. The method can also be coupled with a dynamical sensor-placement strategy designed to optimize reconstruction stability. We derive error bounds in terms of stability and best approximation, and show that the reconstruction remains in a symplectic space and preserves energy up to the approximation error. Numerical experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the method and the benefits of dynamic over static sensor placement.
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BibTeX
@misc{mula2026symplectic,
title = {{Symplectic filtering of Hamiltonian dynamics with moving sensors}},
author = {Olga Mula and Cecilia Pagliantini and Federico Vismara},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.35647},
eprint = {2609.35647},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35647},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Symplectic filtering of Hamiltonian dynamics with moving sensors
AU - Olga Mula
AU - Cecilia Pagliantini
AU - Federico Vismara
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/28
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.35647
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35647
AB - While structure-preserving methods for the forward simulation of Hamiltonian systems are well established, the mathematical foundations of their data assimilation and filtering counterparts remain comparatively less developed, particularly regarding rigorous accuracy guarantees. To address this gap, we propose an online filtering algorithm to reconstruct an unknown function u^† from finitely many measurements, assuming that u^† solves a parametric Hamiltonian PDE with unknown inputs. The method uses low-dimensional symplectic approximation spaces that evolve in time according to the PDE model and informed by the measurement data. The method can also be coupled with a dynamical sensor-placement strategy designed to optimize reconstruction stability. We derive error bounds in terms of stability and best approximation, and show that the reconstruction remains in a symplectic space and preserves energy up to the approximation error. Numerical experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the method and the benefits of dynamic over static sensor placement.
ER -