Hello everyone!
This is ASPECT newsletter #185.
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:
#5490: update parameters (implemented by tjhei)
#5488: code cleanup. (implemented by alarshi; reviewed by tjhei)
#5487: add netcdf to tester docker image (implemented by tjhei)
#5486: enable netCDF by default (implemented by tjhei)
#5485: Jenkins: enable netcdf (implemented by tjhei)
#5484: support netcdf in prm files (implemented by tjhei)
#5483: Fix section reference. (implemented by alarshi; reviewed by tjhei)
#5482: Fix particle boundary condition with mutiple plugins and compositions. (implemented by MFraters)
#5481: Treat noflow boundaries as inflow (implemented by gassmoeller)
#5480: Fix elastic stress used in principal_stress postprocessor (implemented by gassmoeller)
#5479: [WIP] Make treatment of no-flow boundary conditions dependent on diffusivity (implemented by gassmoeller)
#5478: Fix particle rk4 integration box periodicity correction (implemented by gassmoeller)
#5477: Use the usual form of lambda functions. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5476: Make EllipsoidalChunkGeometry look more like Chunk. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5475: Adding recent publications (implemented by ljhwang; reviewed by bangerth)
#5474: Create a manifold for the spherical shell that can accommodate an initial topography. (implemented by bangerth)
#5473: Use overloads instead of template specializations. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5472: Do not keep around a manifold object in the TwoMergedChunks class. (implemented by bangerth)
#5471: Do not mark functions as ‘virtual’ if not necessary. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5470: Do not keep around a manifold object in the Chunk class. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5469: Use the new interface of AffineConstraints. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5468: Remove a function that is never used. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5467: Do not store manifolds in geometry models. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5466: [www] update citing.html with data citation suggestions (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5465: Ensure correct solver scheme for PDA (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5464: Add semicolon to asserts that were missing it. (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#5463: Disable pdf sphinx documentation for now (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5461: update a comment (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5460: pass MPI_Comm by const value (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5458: Hydrothermal conductivity with depth function with fastscape (implemented by RichardBoelz)
#5457: StructuredData: refactor and document (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5456: fix notes using sphinx. (implemented by alarshi; reviewed by tjhei)
#5455: detailed.log: include NETCDF (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#5454: docker image: add netcdf (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5453: tacc-docker: add netcdf and sundials (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5452: candi local.cfg: add netcdf (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by tjhei)
#5451: doc: fix ubuntu version (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#5450: fix cite using sphinx command. (implemented by alarshi; reviewed by tjhei)
#5449: doc: netcdf (implemented by tjhei)
#5446: Re-order particle world member variables. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5445: Print the number of mesh deformation DoFs nicely. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5444: doc: turn a warning into a note (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#5442: Clean test parameter files of outdated comments (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#5441: Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 (implemented by dependabot[bot]; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5440: Better document the choice of QTrapezoid. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5439: [WIP] Replace Eisenstat Walker method with a simpler equation. (implemented by MFraters)
#5438: Bump docker/build-push-action from 3 to 5 (implemented by dependabot[bot]; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5437: Bump docker/setup-qemu-action from 2 to 3 (implemented by dependabot[bot]; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5436: Bump actions/upload-artifact from 2 to 3 (implemented by dependabot[bot]; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5435: Bump docker/login-action from 2 to 3 (implemented by dependabot[bot]; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5434: Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 2 to 3 (implemented by dependabot[bot]; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5433: Better document the choice of manifold ids. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5432: Augment the documentation of a signal. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5430: Clean up a string conversion (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5429: Add a new tester with deal.II 9.5 (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5428: Add an assertion. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5427: A couple of cleanups. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5426: Add dependabot settings for github actions (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5425: Avoid bare ‘new’ operator. Use std::make_unique/shared. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5424: Fix a memory leak. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5422: add cookbook for grain size model (implemented by jdannberg; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5419: Use a constraints object of the right size. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5418: Bump copyright year in the sphinx documentation. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5417: Add warning that CPO plugin in still a work in progress. (implemented by MFraters; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5413: Parameter doc no escape backtick (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by bangerth)
#5409: Clean up some details in solve_stokes(). (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#5407: Simplify and update depth dependent material model. (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#5390: update parameters (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#5256: Cookbook for mantle convection model using tomography and other geophysical data. (implemented by alarshi; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#4396: Fastscape coupling (implemented by Djneu; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#4089: Avoid string comparisons in spherical constant boundary temperature plugin (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by bangerth)
And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:
#5489 Mesh deformation with GMG not working (opened)
#5462 temperature ascii output plugin produces segmentation fault in blankenbach benchmark (opened and closed)
#5459 Can petsc replace trilinos? (opened and closed)
#5448 documentation: add linux package instructions (opened)
#5447 netcdf support (opened)
#5443 documentation: convert \note (opened and closed)
#5431 Move post_stokes_solver signal invokation to the end of the solver. (opened)
#5423 shear_bands.cc has a memory leak (opened and closed)
#5421 Import global topography. (opened)
#5420 Convert (spherical) chunk so that it can be rotated anywhere on the sphere. (opened)
#5414 documentation: replace \cite by {cite} (closed)
#5412 How to call constraints.distribute() in solve_stokes(). (closed)
#5391 renaming ASPECT (closed)
#5186 gcc 13 (Trilinos, dealii and aspect) (closed)
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