A symplectic integrator is a numerical discretization scheme for solving Hamilton's equations which takes into account the symplectic structure and, in particular, the conservation laws, at the discretization level, thus resulting in better long-time behaviour of numerical solutions than that of generic discretization schemes. There are analogues for classical field theory, which take into account the resulting multisymplectic structure.
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The idea can be adapted to dissipative systems as well:
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