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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Superchallenge problem

The symplectic Euler method for x′=yx' = y, y′=−xy' = -x updates xn+1=xn+h ynx_{n+1} = x_n + h\,y_n, then yn+1=yn−h xn+1y_{n+1} = y_n - h\,x_{n+1}. For suitable step sizes the computed orbit is exactly periodic. What is the smallest h>0h > 0 for which every orbit returns to its starting point after exactly 88 steps (and not sooner)?