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HOMPACK: a suite of codes for globally convergent homotopy algorithms. Technical report No. 85-34

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OSTI ID:5791156
There are algorithms for finding zeros or fixed points of nonlinear systems of equations that are globally convergent for almost all starting points, i.e., with probability one. The essence of all such algorithms is the construction of an appropriate homotopy map and then tracking some smooth curve in the zero set of this homotopy map. HOMPACK provides three qualitatively different algorithms for tracking the homotopy zero curve: ordinary differential equation based, normal flow, and augmented Jacobian matrix. Separate routines are also provided for dense and sparse Jacobian matrices. A high level driver is included for the special case of polynomial systems. 32 refs., 3 tabs.
Research Organization:
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg (USA). Dept. of Computer Science; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); General Motors Research Labs., Warren, MI (USA). Mathematics Dept.
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5791156
Report Number(s):
SAND-86-1328C; CONF-860744-1; ON: DE86011644
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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