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The guide overview listed only five of the eight public solver backends. Update the Key Features bullet to enumerate all eight in the same alphabetical order used by the solver API reference, and replace the partial enumeration in the Core Concepts Solver bullet with a link to the solver feature matrix so the list is maintained in one place.

Addresses #2183.

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    • Updated guide overview to comprehensively list all available solver backends (ImplicitMPM, Kamino, MuJoCo SemiImplicit, Style3D, VBD, XPBD) with references to the solver feature matrix for detailed feature comparison information to assist users in selecting appropriate solvers.

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The guide overview listed only five of the eight public solver
backends. Update the Key Features bullet to enumerate all eight in
the same alphabetical order used by the solver API reference, and
replace the partial enumeration in the Core Concepts Solver bullet
with a link to the solver feature matrix so the list is maintained
in one place.

Addresses newton-physics#2183.
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The PR updates the Newton physics guide documentation to consolidate solver backend references. Instead of maintaining hardcoded lists in the overview, the "Key Features" and "Core Concepts" sections now direct readers to the solver feature matrix. A corresponding changelog entry documents this documentation update.

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Solver Backend Documentation Consolidation

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Solver backend references documentation
CHANGELOG.md, docs/guide/overview.rst
Changelog documents the update. Guide overview's "Key Features" section expands the solver implementations bullet with additional backends and redirects to the solver feature matrix. "Core Concepts" section removes hardcoded solver list and links to the feature matrix and comparison instead.

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Thanks, but this is not a useful change. We have already documented all the solvers, this doesn't add much extra information.

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