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I am trying to solve (for equilibrium points) a geometrically nonlinear problem of the form
f(u) = F
where u is the displacement and F is the load. At first I tried the plain
Newton method, with, perhaps obviously, limited success. I then tried to use
linesearch and trustregion strategies to improve the situation. Eventually, however,
I realized that I needed to use some form of continuation method. Though the most
commonly used methods in mechanics seems to be based on gradually increasing the
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