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Iterative and homotopy-based methods

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Adomian decomposition method

The Adomian decomposition method (ADM) is a semi-analytical technique for solving nonlinear differential and integral equations by expressing the solution as a series built recursively with Adomian polynomials, requiring no linearization or discretization.

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Fixed-point iteration

Fixed-point iteration, also called Picard iteration or successive substitution, is a numerical method that solves equations by repeatedly applying a function to an initial guess.

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Homotopy analysis method

The homotopy analysis method, developed by Shi-Jun Liao of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1992, is a semi-analytical technique giving convergent series solutions of strongly nonlinear differential equations.

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Homotopy method

A homotopy method, also called a continuation method, solves a system of equations by deforming an easy problem with known solutions into the target problem and tracking the solution paths.

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Homotopy perturbation method

The homotopy perturbation method (HPM) is an analytical technique introduced by Ji-Huan He in 1999 that solves nonlinear differential equations without needing a small parameter.

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Numerical continuation

Numerical continuation, also known as homotopy continuation, is a family of numerical methods that traces solution curves of parameterized nonlinear equations as a parameter varies, forming the basis of bifurcation analysis.

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Residual power series method

The residual power series method (RPSM) is a semi-analytical technique that builds power series approximations to differential equations, fixing each coefficient by setting residual derivatives to zero.

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Resummation

Resummation is a class of numerical and analytical methods that reorganize a divergent or slowly convergent series into a convergent approximation, chiefly through Borel summation.

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Variational iteration method

The variational iteration method (VIM) is a semi-analytical technique for solving nonlinear differential and integral equations, introduced by Jihuan He in 1997, needing no linearization or small parameters.