Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Linear-Time Variational Integrators in Maximal Coordinates   Most dynamic simulation tools parameterize the configuration of multi-body
robotic systems using minimal coordinates, also called generalized or joint
coordinates. However, maximal-coordinate approaches have several advantages
over minimal-coordinate parameterizations, including native handling of closed
kinematic loops and nonholonomic constraints. This paper describes a
linear-time variational integrator that is formulated in maximal coordinates.
Due to its variational formulation, the algorithm does not suffer from
constraint drift and has favorable energy and momentum conservation properties.
A sparse matrix factorization technique allows the dynamics of a loop-free
articulated mechanism with $n$ links to be computed in $O(n)$ (linear) time.
Additional constraints that introduce loops can also be handled by the
algorithm without incurring much computational overhead. Experimental results
show that our approach offers speed competitive with state-of-the-art
minimal-coordinate algorithms while outperforming them in several scenarios,
especially when dealing with closed loops and configuration singularities.

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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: cmp-lg
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The categories of this paper are: hep-lat
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The categories of this paper are: supr-con
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The categories of this paper are: q-bio
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The categories of this paper are: q-alg
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The categories of this paper are: econ
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The categories of this paper are: atom-ph
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The categories of this paper are: plasm-ph
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The categories of this paper are: quant-ph
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The categories of this paper are: math
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The categories of this paper are: hep-th
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The categories of this paper are: stat
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The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn
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The categories of this paper are: acc-phys
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The categories of this paper are: q-fin