  Reduced basis methods are popular for approximately solving large and complex
systems of differential equations. However, conventional reduced basis methods
do not generally preserve conservation laws and symmetries of the full order
model. Here, we present an approach for reduced model construction, that
preserves the symplectic symmetry of dissipative Hamiltonian systems. The
method constructs a closed reduced Hamiltonian system by coupling the full
model with a canonical heat bath. This allows the reduced system to be
integrated with a symplectic integrator, resulting in a correct dissipation of
energy, preservation of the total energy and, ultimately, in the stability of
the solution. Accuracy and stability of the method are illustrated through the
numerical simulation of the dissipative wave equation and a port-Hamiltonian
model of an electric circuit.
