<P>THIS BOOK COVERS NUMERICAL METHODS THAT PRESERVE PROPERTIES OF HAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS, REVERSIBLE SYSTEMS, DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ON MANIFOLDS AND PROBLEMS WITH HIGHLY OSCILLATORY SOLUTIONS. IT PRESENTS A</P> <P>THEORY OF SYMPLECTIC AND SYMMETRIC METHODS, WHICH INCLUDE VARIOUS SPECIALLY DESIGNED INTEGRATORS, AS WELL AS DISCUSSES THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL MERITS. THE LONG-TIME BEHAVIOR OF THE NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS IS STUDIED USING A BACKWARD ERROR ANALYSIS COMBINED WITH KAM THEORY.</P>
From the reviews of the second edition:
"This book is highly recommended for advanced courses in numerical methods for ordinary differential equations as well as a reference for researchers/developers in the field of geometric integration, differential equations in general and related subjects. It is a must for academic and industrial libraries." -- MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
"The second revised edition of the monograph is a fine work organized in fifteen chapters, updated and extended. ... The material of the book is organized in sections which are ... self-contained, so that one can dip into the book to learn a particular topic ... . A person interested in geometrical numerical integration will find this book extremely useful." (Calin Ioan Gheorghiu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1094 (20), 2006)