ASPECT Newsletter #214

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #214.
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:

#6267: add get_required_properties function to heating plugins (implemented by jdannberg)
#6266: fill reaction terms in material model, not reaction model (implemented by jdannberg; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6265: fix reaction rates in katz2003 reaction model (implemented by naliboff)
#6264: fix issues with area divided by being zero (implemented by jdannberg; reviewed by jdannberg)
#6263: clarify sea level postprocessor documentation (implemented by naliboff; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6262: remove some unnecessary lines (implemented by jdannberg; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6261: Fixed viscoelastic stress output (implemented by tiannh7; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6260: update topography postprocessor description (implemented by naliboff)
#6259: Clarify a parameter description. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6258: Avoid a division by zero in grain size evolution in rare cases (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6257: Add arkode grain size parameters (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by jdannberg)
#6256: Implement direct Stokes solver class (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6254: Add composition reaction particle property (implemented by jdannberg; reviewed by gassmoeller)

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

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