Matched pairs of discrete dynamical systems

Abstract

Matched pairs of Lie groupoids and Lie algebroids are studied. Discrete Euler-Lagrange equations are written for the matched pairs of Lie groupoids. As such, a geometric framework to analyse a discrete system by decomposing it into two mutually interacting subsystems is established. Two examples are provided to illustrate this strategy; the discrete dynamics on the trivial groupoid, and the discrete dynamics on the special linear group.