ASPECT Newsletter #134

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #134.
It automatically reports recently merged features and discussions about the ASPECT mantle convection code.

Below you find a list of recently proposed or merged features:

#4335: Unify failing solver output. (implemented by gassmoeller)
#4334: use SimulatorAccess in mesh deformation (implemented by tjhei)
#4333: Improve documentation of changelog (implemented by gassmoeller)
#4332: print total wall time after restarts (implemented by elodie-kendall)
#4331: Print cheap stokes iterations immediately (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#4330: Avoid unhelpful error message (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#4329: Update the pressure scaling once per nonlinear iteration (implemented by gassmoeller)
#4327: Fix Github CI for crashing tests (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#4326: Remove some wrong input file patterns (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#4325: GMG: fix order of RHS correction [WIP] (implemented by tjhei)
#4324: GMG: add assemble() function (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#4323: Added a limiter to the linear least squares particle interpolation algorithm (implemented by sac-bsa)
#4322: GMG: print number of levels (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#4321: www: update citing database (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#4320: update citation (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by tjhei)
#4319: remove more cxx14::make_unique (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by tjhei)
#4318: update readme that we need c++14 now (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#4317: require cmake 3.1.0 (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#4316: rm more DEAL_II_VERSION_GTE(9,3,0) (implemented by zjiaqi2018; reviewed by tjhei)
#4315: GMG: rm if DEAL_II_VERSION_GTE(9,3,0) (implemented by zjiaqi2018; reviewed by tjhei)
#4256: GMG: support mesh deformation (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#4219: [deal.II 9.3] Simplify some code using C++14 capture semantics. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#4188: [deal.II 9.3] Use std::make_unique instead of std_cxx14::make_unique. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#3764: [deal.II 9.3] Modernization of face loops. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)

And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:

#4328 Some question about initial topography and material model (opened)
#4302 Negative temperature in StickAir Layer. (closed)

A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at this website.

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