We present a staggered discontinuous Galerkin (SDG) method for solving linear wave equations with Hamiltonian structures. However, it is challenging to implement time integrators to maintain physical properties. In this thesis, we address a problem by...
We present a staggered discontinuous Galerkin (SDG) method for solving linear wave equations with Hamiltonian structures. However, it is challenging to implement time integrators to maintain physical properties. In this thesis, we address a problem by using symplectic integrators, which can be represented by a given Hamiltonian function. We first apply SDG method for spatial discretization on both uniform meshes and polygonal grids to ensure stability through inf-sup conditions. Next, we examine various symplectic integrators, including implicit Euler, leapfrog (Störmer-Verlet), and implicit midpoint schemes to preserve Hamiltonian systems. In particular, we focus on semi-discrete and fully discrete formulations for a priori error analysis. These results provide insights into CFL conditions, quadratic invariants, and long-time behavior of Hamiltonian systems.