Stochastic multisymplectic PDEs and their structure-preserving numerical methods

Abstract: We construct stochastic multisymplectic systems by considering a stochastic extension to the variational formulation of multisymplectic partial differential equations proposed in [Hydon, {\it Proc. R. Soc. A}, 461, 1627--1637, 2005]. The stochastic variational principle implies the existence of stochastic $1$-form and $2$-form conservation laws, as well as conservation laws arising from continuous variational symmetries via a stochastic Noether's theorem. These results are the stochastic analogues of those found in deterministic variational principles. Furthermore, we develop stochastic structure-preserving collocation methods for this class of stochastic multisymplectic systems. These integrators possess a discrete analogue of the stochastic $2$-form conservation law and, in the case of linear systems, also guarantee discrete momentum conservation. The effectiveness of the proposed methods is demonstrated through their application to stochastic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations featuring either stochastic transport or stochastic dispersion.