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A method to generate an accurate approximation to a singular solution of a system of complex analytic equations is presented. Since manyreal systems extend naturally tocomplex analytic systems, this porvides a method for generating approximations to singular solutions to real systems. Examples include systems of polynomials and systems made up of trigonometric, exponential, and polynomial terms. The theorem on which the method is based is proven using results from several complex variables. No special conditions on the derivatives of the system, such as restrictions on the rank of the Jacobian matrix at the solution, are required. The numerical method itself is developed from techniques of homotopy continuation and 1-dimensional quadrature. A specific implementation is given, and the results of numerical experiments in solving five test problems are presented.
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Morgan, A.P., Sommese, A.J. & Wampler, C.W. Computing singular solutions to nonlinear analytic systems. Numer. Math. 58, 669–684 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01385648
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