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User guide
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The user guide explains the ideas behind mappy-ds and how to use its parts
together. If you have not done so yet, start with the
:doc:`tutorial <getting_started>`.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   user_guide/concept_of_modes
   user_guide/derivatives
   user_guide/root_and_continuation
   user_guide/plotting
   user_guide/working_examples

Reference
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Y. Miino, "Mode concept to construct diffeomorphisms representing
smooth/non-smooth dynamical systems", *Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications,
IEICE*, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 284–298, 2024.
`doi:10.1587/nolta.15.284 <https://doi.org/10.1587/nolta.15.284>`_