.. _ModifiedNewton:

Modified Newton Algorithm
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.. function:: algorithm ModifiedNewton <-initial> 

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   * - Argument
     - Type
     - Description
   * - -initial
     - |string|
     - optional flag to indicate to use initial stiffness iterations

This command is used to construct a ModifiedNewton algorithm object, which uses the modified newton-raphson algorithm to solve the nonlinear residual equation.