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- Subject: Re: Nonlinear systems of equations
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- Date: 18 Dec 92 21:46:46 GMT
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- In article <92Dec17.174419.27750@acs.ucalgary.ca>
- mgh@hobbes.phys.ucalgary.ca (Mike Henderson) writes:
-
- >
- >I am trying to solve a set of 8 nonlinear equations in 8 unknowns.
- >I have tried the Newton-Raphson technique given in NR (I know
- >roughly what the solution should be) but havent had much luck. Are
- >there any more robust methods to choose from?
- >
- >Mike Henderson
- >Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- >University of Calgary
- >mgh@hobbes.phys.ucalgary.ca
- >
-
- I had used the Newton-Raphson method in NR on a set of 5 non-linear
- equations in 5 unknowns. I was happy to finally get the method to
- converge regulary.
-
- To get the method to converge on regular basis, it was necessary to
- re-order my equations, by placing:
- -- linear equations first
- -- slightly non-linear equations next
- -- non-linear equations last.
-
- I found this information in some documentation (???) that I
- was reading.
-
- I hope this helps.
-
- Later,
- Mark
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-