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Leapfrog drift adds a Taylor acceleration term on top of the staggered velocity · case 05
Acceleration is counted twice per step and trajectories overshoot.
Case contract
solve(x0, v0, w2, g, dt, steps): acceleration -w2*x-g. The engine stores velocity at half steps: vh=v0+a(x0)*dt/2, then per step x+=vh*dt; vh+=a(x)*dt. Output synchronizes velocity back to the integer step: [x, vh-a(x)*dt/2] rounded to 6.
Why this case matters
Game and robotics physics loops depend on integrator update order, step control and stabilization terms; a wrong decision point turns a stable simulation into drifting or exploding motion.
One recorded failure
Sample boundary fixtureThis sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| case 0 | [1.331567, 0.358017] | [1.514677, 0.430776] | Failed |
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