# ASPECT Newsletter #152

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-152/2432>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [May 26, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-152/2432 "2022-05-26T16:03:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![rgassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/rgassmoeller/32/49_2.png) [@rgassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/rgassmoeller)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-152/2432/1 "2022-05-26T16:03:48Z")

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Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #152.  
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:

[#4832](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4832): Automatically fix figures in documentation (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4831](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4831): [WIP] Doc fix figures (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4830](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4830): Improve automatic manual conversion (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4829](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4829): Fill additional material model inputs before evaluating material model (implemented by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4828](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4828): Fix typo in viscoelastic\_beam\_modified benchmark (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa))  
[#4826](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4826): Use the canonical ‘VisIt’ spelling. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4825](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4825): Remove a python package no longer needed. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4824](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4824): Remove the latex manual parts of doc/Makefile. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4823](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4823): Fix typos. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4822](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4822): Improve mark up of parameter descriptions. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4821](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4821): Replace html tags in documentation (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4820](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4820): Use #include “…” when using relative paths. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4819](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4819): Add to the documentation of a function. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4818](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4818): Documentation: running models (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4817](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4817): Documentation: running aspect overview (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4816](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4816): Add a publication that uses ASPECT. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4815](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4815): Documentation: Updating Visualizing results (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4814](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4814): fix a section reference (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4813](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4813): Add a max temperature constraint in fixed temperature within compositional field plugin (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92))  
[#4812](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4812): Add subduction cookbook for fixed temperature in a compositional field (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92))  
[#4811](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4811): Docs: free surface with crust cookbook (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095))  
[#4810](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4810): Documentation: running benchmarks (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4809](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4809): Documentation: inclusion benchmark (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))  
[#4808](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4808): Documentation: future plans (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4807](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4807): Documentation: inner core cookbook (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4806](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4806): Documentation: contributing (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4805](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4805): Docs: Remove \texttt from references.bib (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4804](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4804): Documentation: test properties (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))  
[#4803](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4803): Documentation: writing tests (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4802](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4802): Documentation: running tests (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4801](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4801): include cc file from benchmarks folder (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4800](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4800): Documentation: extending solver (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4799](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4799): add diffusion viscosity to DislocationViscosityOutputs (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4798](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4798): Docs: free\_surface cookbook (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4797](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4797): Documentation: extending signals (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4796](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4796): GitHub linguist language detection overrides (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4795](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4795): Docs: Update manual-writing section (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4794](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4794): Build the latex manual via cmake (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4793](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4793): (WIP) GMG: use deal.II compute\_diagonal() (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4792](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4792): Escape some quotes in .md files (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4791](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4791): Convert some latex to md in doc strings. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4790](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4790): Simplify code structure in python script slightly. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4789](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4789): Avoid an #ifdef inside a comment. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4788](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4788): allken\_et\_al\_2012\_cookbook (implemented by [cedrict](https://github.com/cedrict))  
[#4787](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4787): Document kaus 2010 block benchmark with sphinx (implemented by [marcel112358](https://github.com/marcel112358))  
[#4786](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4786): Create svg version of the plugin graph. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4785](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4785): Add 3 lines utilities (implemented by [pmbremner](https://github.com/pmbremner); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4784](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4784): Documentation: compatibility (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4783](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4783): Documentation: postprocessors (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4782](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4782): Bilinear Least Squares particle interpolation updates (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4781](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4781): Add an svg version of the logo. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4780](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4780): Use ‘include’ instead of ‘input’ in latex (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4779](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4779): Add label to global parameters. Improve formatting. (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4778](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4778): Documentation: convection cookbooks (implemented by [Wang-yijun](https://github.com/Wang-yijun); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4777](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4777): Docs 2d annulus cookbook (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4776](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4776): Documentation: geometry models (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4775](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4775): Documentation: material models (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4774](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4774): Documentation: manual sections (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4773](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4773): Documentation: plugins (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4772](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4772): Documentaton: How to cookbooks (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4771](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4771): Update write-a-plugin.md (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4770](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4770): Documentation: plugins (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4769](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4769): Doc: Add manual section for Darcy Advection Method (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))  
[#4768](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4768): Documentation: Extending (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4767](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4767): (WIP) load netcdf in StructuredData (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4766](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4766): StructuredData: support large indices (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4765](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4765): Documentation: Cookbooks how to (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4764](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4764): Documentation: Cookbooks (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4763](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4763): Documentation: Figures for nonlinear stokes solve (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4762](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4762): Docs: move images to images directories (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4761](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4761): Documentation: nonlinear Stokes solver (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4760](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4760): update readme with doc links (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4759](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4759): References fix (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4758](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4758): doc: do not make headers bold (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4757](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4757): Docs: Update parameter references and TODOs (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4756](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4756): Add two changelog entries for recent patches of mine. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4755](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4755): Avoid latex markup in author list. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4754](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4754): Enable GMG+free surface+elasticity (implemented by [zjiaqi2018](https://github.com/zjiaqi2018); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4753](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4753): Fix minor documentation issues (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4752](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4752): Fix CIG logo path (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4751](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4751): Docs: Convert Extending and Answers chapters (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4750](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4750): Update copyright years. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4749](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4749): shorten an assert (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4747](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4747): Fix edit button in documentation (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4746](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4746): Documentation: nullspace removal (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4745](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4745): Parameters documentation in Sphinx (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4744](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4744): Remove duplicate math environments (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4743](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4743): Remove unused Jenkinsfile.cig (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4742](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4742): Add inkscape to jenkins tester (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4741](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4741): Doc: Updated SolCx and Solkz benchmark (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4740](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4740): [ci] disable building pdf manual (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4739](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4739): Sphinx documentation fix for convection box 2d (implemented by [alarshi](https://github.com/alarshi); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4738](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4738): Update quickref: Math directives, text, tidying up (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4737](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4737): Docs: Converting cookbooks and benchmarks chapters (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4736](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4736): Docs: Sphinx Converting the Running Aspect chapter (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4735](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4735): Improve Sphinx design (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4734](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4734): [WIP] Docs: continental extension cookbook (implemented by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
[#4733](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4733): Remove reference viscosity in plugins (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4732](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4732): Remove stray symbolic link (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4731](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4731): Documentation: nullspace removal (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4730](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4730): urgent: fix test output on master (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
[#4729](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4729): Automatically parse VERSION for sphinx documentation (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4728](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4728): Add instructions for simple figure in documentation quickref (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4727](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4727): Material model based on tomography data or table properties (implemented by [alarshi](https://github.com/alarshi))  
[#4726](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4726): Avoid deprecated combination of ‘xargs’ flags. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4725](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4725): Remove a duplicate function (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4724](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4724): Prescribed velocity doc (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4723](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4723): Improve documentation start page (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4722](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4722): remove reference viscosity from the material model interface (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4721](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4721): Add test that constrains temperature degrees of freedom in a comp… (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))  
[#4720](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4720): Documentation: fix reference to benchmark (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4719](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4719): Installation chapter conversion (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4718](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4718): Sphinx documentation fix for artifical viscosity smoothing. (implemented by [alarshi](https://github.com/alarshi); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4717](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4717): Add functionality to read compressed gzip files. (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4716](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4716): Add infill density benchmark (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92); reviewed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
[#4714](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4714): Documentation: fix reference to a benchmark (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4713](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4713): Elasticity: unconditionally fill elastic outputs (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4711](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4711): Add Lorraine to list of trusted testers (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4710](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4710): Documentation: aspect-gui (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4709](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4709): Documentation: compatability (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4708](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4708): Documentation: muparser format (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4707](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4707): Also require inkscape for the CI. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4706](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4706): Documentation: parameter categories (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4705](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4705): Documentation: parameter structure (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4704](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4704): Parallelize the computation of theoretical gravity values. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4703](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4703): Material model for melt migration in the lowermost mantle (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4702](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4702): Docs: sphinx conversion - methods chapter remainder (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4701](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4701): Documentation: Parameter overview (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4700](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4700): Documentation: pressure normalization (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4699](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4699): Documentation: checkpoint restart (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4698](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4698): Documentation: large data (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4697](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4697): Documentation: statistical data (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4696](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4696): Documentation: Visit (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4695](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4695): Documentation: Visualization VisIT (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4694](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4694): Documentation: debug mode (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4693](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4693): Documentation: selecting 2d and 3d (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4691](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4691): Documentation: overview - add note (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4690](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4690): Add strain rate particle property (implemented by [KiralyAgi](https://github.com/KiralyAgi))  
[#4689](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4689): Documentation: Running ASPECT Overview (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4688](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4688): Save a few bytes. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4687](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4687): Add a test for parallel computation of gravity point values. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4686](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4686): No longer take arguments by value. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4685](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4685): Add a test for writing data in the background. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#4684](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4684): Documentation: Compiling ASPECT (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4683](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4683): Documentation: Obtaining ASPECT (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4682](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4682): Documentation: Using candi (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4681](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4681): Documentation: System Prereqs (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4680](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4680): Add tikz environment. (implemented by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4679](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4679): Documentation: VM (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4678](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4678): Drop duplicate markdown headers. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4677](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4677): Documentation: Dev in container (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4676](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4676): Documentation: Running models 2 (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4675](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4675): Documentation: Running models (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#4674](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4674): Use ASCII quotes. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4673](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4673): Fix spelling of deal.II and Trilinos. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4672](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4672): Documentation: installing Docker (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
[#4671](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4671): Documentation: docker - rm duplicate header (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#4668](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4668): Remove .pdf files; use .svg instead. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#4667](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4667): Fix more problems with

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Yes, we hit an issue with html markup in PR titles (fixed now), but we also hit for the first time the character limit of 32000 characters for a single forum post :-). Here is the rest of the newsletter:

[#4667](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4667): Fix more problems with \<span. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4665](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4665): Fix code block markup. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4664](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4664): GMG: use right mapping with mesh deformation (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4663](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4663): Fix a number of sphinx markdown problems. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4662](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4662): Boundary traction spherical (implemented by [mfmweerdesteijn](https://github.com/mfmweerdesteijn); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4661](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4661): urgent: fix indentation (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4660](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4660): Docs: Burnman cookbook converted (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4659](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4659): Docs (cookbooks/benchmarks): add svg versions of pdf figures (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4658](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4658): Make quickref clearer and more accurate (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4656](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4656): Create the .prm.tex files from all .prm files. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4655](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4655): Documentation: Free surface - insert reference (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4652](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4652): Separate computation and output in the gravity postprocessor. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4651](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4651): Some more fixes for the .md documentation. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4650](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4650): Some fixes for the documentation. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4649](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4649): Fix .md markup problems with \<span. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4648](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4648): Use unformatted output – we here really just want a bit-by-bit copy into a file. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4647](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4647): Also run line endings and newline parts of ‘indent’ on .md files. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4646](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4646): Use unix line endings where possible. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4645](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4645): Fix which variables are captured by the lambda function for background output. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4644](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4644): minor doc fixes (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4643](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4643): some doc fixes in /virtual-machine/ (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4642](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4642): Add two merged chunks to initial lithostatic pressure plugin. (implemented by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4641](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4641): Go with the usual number of empty lines between functions. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4640](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4640): Create indentation artifact by Github tester (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4639](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4639): Use standard idiom to write data in the background. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4638](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4638): Fix typo (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4637](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4637): Output physical units in viz output (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4636](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4636): Revert the accidental addition of ‘virtual’. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4635](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4635): Make --close-templates the default for astyle. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4634](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4634): Documentation: Adiabatic profile, punctuation (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4633](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4633): Documentation: Mass Conservation punctuation (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
  
[#4632](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4632): Documentation: ICA punctuation (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
  
[#4631](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4631): Documentation: BA punctuation fix (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4630](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4630): Documentation: ALA - spelling (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4629](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4629): Documentation: Numerical methods - library names (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4628](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4628): Reset cookbooks and benchmarks paths (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4627](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4627): Documentation: Compositional Fields (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4626](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4626): Documentation: Init cond adiabatic (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4625](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4625): Documentation: Pressure normalization (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4624](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4624): Documentation: Static or Dynamic grammar fixes (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4623](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4623): Darcy flow (implemented by [danieldouglas92](https://github.com/danieldouglas92); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4622](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4622): add tests for GMG with elasticity (implemented by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4621](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4621): Documentation: Dim or no Dim (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4620](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4620): Be explicit by marking functions in a derived class as ‘virtual’. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4619](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4619): Documentation: fix coefficient/index.md 4 Earth (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4618](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4618): Documentation: Basic equations 2d-models.md (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4617](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4617): Documentation: Basic Equations - adiabatic heating (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
  
[#4616](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4616): Fix grammatical errors (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4615](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4615): 2nd attempt at correcting deal.II correction (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4614](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4614): Unify indentation of template arguments. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4613](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4613): Allow use of ‘No Advection, No Stokes’ nonlinear solver scheme with the strain rheology module (implemented by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4612](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4612): Testing readthedocs editing (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095))  
  
[#4611](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4611): Add nonlinear solver manual section (implemented by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4610](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4610): fix test crameri\_benchmark\_1\_gmg.prm (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4609](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4609): Cookbook/benchmark fixes (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4608](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4608): Document kaus 2010 block benchmark (implemented by [marcel112358](https://github.com/marcel112358))  
  
[#4607](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4607): Rename a function. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4606](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4606): Break awkwardly long lines. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
  
[#4605](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4605): Make percentage computation clearer. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4604](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4604): Add missing empty lines. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
  
[#4603](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4603): Add missing instantiation. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
  
[#4602](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4602): Disable mesh deformation+GMG for dealii versions older than 9.3.2 (implemented by [zjiaqi2018](https://github.com/zjiaqi2018); reviewed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff))  
  
[#4601](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4601): Updates an incomplete citation (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4600](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4600): QLS particle interpolation limiting scheme (implemented by [sac-bsa](https://github.com/sac-bsa); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4599](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4599): Avoid ending a preprocessor macro with an empty line. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4598](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4598): Add recent paper by Root et al. (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang); reviewed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth))  
  
[#4596](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4596): update parameters (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4594](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4594): Update descriptions (implemented by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4593](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4593): initial Sphinx manual conversion (implemented by [cmills1095](https://github.com/cmills1095); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4592](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4592): Disabled pointwise visualization (implemented by [Wang-yijun](https://github.com/Wang-yijun); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4575](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4575): Improve astyle indentation (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4557](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4557): Correct the computation of e\_dot\_ii. (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4355](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4355): Remove stress averaging parameter (i.e. always average) (implemented by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
  
[#4255](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4255): Surface strain residual (implemented by [alarshi](https://github.com/alarshi); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#4086](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/4086): Enable data sharing across processes (implemented by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
[#3915](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/3915): Added functor to do geometric averaging of viscosities (implemented by [alarshi](https://github.com/alarshi); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
  
  
And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:  
  
  
[#4827](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4827) Error when building cmake latex manual (opened)  
  
[#4748](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4748) Fixes for Darcy flow advection method (opened)  
  
[#4715](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4715) initial lithostatic pressure in spherical geometries (opened)  
  
[#4712](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4712) MaterialModelInputs::reinit vs Simulator::compute\_material\_model\_input\_values (opened and closed)  
  
[#4692](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4692) Documentation: Notes not copied (opened)  
  
[#4670](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4670) Add a test for writing output in the background. (opened and closed)  
  
[#4669](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4669) Documentation: Appropriately render other languages (opened)  
  
[#4666](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4666) Remove .pdf versions of figures. (opened and closed)  
  
[#4657](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4657) xargs warnings during indent (opened and closed)  
  
[#4654](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4654) Documentation: Use deal.II, not DEAL.II (opened and closed)  
  
[#4653](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4653) Documentation: Problems with section on Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian implementation (opened)  
  
[#4597](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4597) deal.ii version required for using the GMG solver (opened and closed)  
  
[#4595](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4595) sphinx online documentation (opened)  
  
[#4339](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/4339) Remove reference viscosity parameter from material models? (closed)  
  
[#2404](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2404) Three empty lines between functions in utilities.cc (closed)  
  
[#1810](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1810) More general initial condition plugin from seimic tomography (closed)  
  
  
A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at [this website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html).  
  
  
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-152/2432/4 "2022-05-28T01:24:33Z")

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Oh wow, that goes on for a good time longer! 🙂