ASPECT Newsletter #223

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #223.
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:

#6685: When solvers fail, make sure we get an exception message only on process zero. (implemented by bangerth)
#6684: Add GMG global coarsening test [WIP]. (implemented by quangx)
#6683: fix indentation of GMG text detail output (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6682: global coarsening GMG: improve test (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6681: Split radial gravity plugins into separate files (implemented by gassmoeller)
#6680: improve SHmax postprocess (implemented by tiannh7)
#6678: Citation Updates (implemented by ljhwang; reviewed by tjhei)
#6677: Add Compositional Plastic Weakening Factors [WIP] (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#6676: Make particle distribution score postprocessor sum particles across cell boundaries (implemented by JarettBakerDunn)
#6674: add missing mpi.templates.h include (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6672: Add time scaling factor in TS (implemented by tiannh7; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6664: Replace TimerOutput::Scope to avoid deadlocks (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#6403: Implement global coarsening GMG (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)

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

#6679 Improvements to maximum_horizontal_compressive_stress Plugin (opened)
#6675 floating point comparisons in CurrentSurface postprocessor (opened)
#6673 Grain size test (opened and closed)

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

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