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**Moving Mesh Residuals**
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   Moving Mesh Residuals = {yes | no}

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**Description / Usage**
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These nodal variables are constructed from the corresponding weighted residual
functions of the solid momentum equations (activated with the *EQ = mesh** cards).
The weighted residuals are formed using a Galerkin finite-element formulation. In the
output EXODUS II file they appear as nodal variables **RDX**, **RDY**, and **RDZ**,
corresponding to each of the independent components of the solid momentum balance
(both pseudo and real).

The permissible values for this postprocessing option are:

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**yes**  Include the moving mesh residuals as nodal 
         variables in the ouput EXODUS II file.
**no**   Do not include moving mesh residuals.
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**Examples**
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Following is a sample card which does not activate writing of mesh residuals:
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   Moving Mesh Residuals = no

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**Technical Discussion**
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This option can be used to help understand convergence behavior of a particular
problem, as it allows the user to visualize the pattern of residuals over the
computational domain during a Newton iteration process. The intermediate solutions
of a Newton iteration process can be activated with the *Write Intermediate Results* card.
Contouring these residuals can indicate where the convergence of a problem is being
delayed, and give the user/developer some clues as to the boundary condition or local
region of the mesh which is responsible.