Parameter continuation (continuation)#

Natural-parameter continuation driven by a user-supplied step function, and pseudo-arclength continuation of a curve F(u) = 0 given F and its Jacobian. The specialised continuations mappy_ds.root.trace_cycle(), mappy_ds.root.trace_local_bf() and mappy_ds.root.trace_cycle_arclength() are built on them.

Natural parameter#

continuation(fun, y0, params, param_key, ...)

Continue the solution of a step function along a parameter.

StepFunctionResult(success[, y, params, info])

Return value of a step function passed to continuation().

ContinuationStep(y, params[, info])

One successful step of a parameter continuation.

Pseudo-arclength#

arclength_continuation(fun, u0, *[, step, ...])

Follow a solution curve of F(u) = 0 by pseudo-arclength continuation.

ArclengthPoint(u, tangent, step, ...)

One accepted point of arclength_continuation().