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Message #03018
Re: Are our systems conservatives?
On 7 May 2010 16:49, Bruno Chareyre <bruno.chareyre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> So, you need in fact to __substract__ accel*dt/2, and you will get at time
>> "t" the energy of time "t-dt". Sorry if I wrote something different in
>> previous mails.
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> Not sure it was a good idea, since nobody will understand why kineticEnergy
> computed a time t refers to time t-dt.
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yes, I agree.
> The best is to keep your +dt/2 correction, and make the shift in
> post_processing, keeping in mind that the elastic energy you compute at time
> t refers to time t-dt (in that case we have no choice, forces(t) are not yet
> defined when Yade is at time t).
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> Bruno
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