Hello everyone!
This is ASPECT newsletter #243.
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:
#7303: Periodic constraints fix (implemented by tjhei)
#7302: Add References and Cite Them (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#7301: fix aspect --validate (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7300: Adds some awesome new pubications (implemented by ljhwang; reviewed by tjhei)
#7299: [WIP] Add quaternion interpolator (implemented by Theo-Geo)
#7297: Fix handedness for bingham average (implemented by Theo-Geo)
#7295: melt postprocess: fix clang tidy warning (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by tjhei)
#7294: Fix serializating the random number generator for the CPO particle property. (implemented by bangerth)
#7293: Fix serializating the random number generator for the CPO Bingham particle property. (implemented by bangerth)
#7292: cartesian_to_depth_coordinates utilities in the geometry model (implemented by lhy11009)
#7291: Link to Daniel’s latest video. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#7289: Output bingham average as quaternions (implemented by Theo-Geo)
#7288: Ease the way to use base interpolation schemes for particle interpolators (implemented by Theo-Geo)
#7284: Add change log for PR7158 (implemented by anne-glerum; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7283: Remove functions now no longer necessary. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7282: Move Benchmark Tests to Subdirectory (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#7281: Move Cookbook Tests to Subdirectory (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#7278: Make random numbers work across restarts for particle generators. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7264: Use ={} to initialize default arguments with default objects. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7225: Boundary composition plugin based on mesh deformation output (implemented by anne-glerum; reviewed by tjhei)
#7158: Remove deprecated Model name from Boundary composition and Boundary temperature (implemented by anne-glerum; reviewed by gassmoeller)
And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:
#7298 Tracking Issue: Interpolating crystal orientation to model grid (opened)
#7296 Abrupt jump in surface mesh deformation that is not consistent with surface velocity (opened)
#7290 Distance weighted average particle interpolator breaks down for low number of particles (opened)
#7287 Operator-splitting reaction progress fields (xi_*) can overshoot [0, 1] and break ReactionChain monotonicity (opened)
#7286 Benchmarks Missing Tests (opened)
#7285 Cookbooks Missing Tests (opened)
#7141 (Hack 2026) Tentative cookbook for solver setup to deal with initial steps’ convergence (closed)
#7026 convection_box_3d runs with only 1 cheap iteration for every non-linear iteration on Stampede3 (closed)
#7010 check_diffusion_time_step in FASTSCAPE coupling (closed)
#7003 Initial isostacy adjustment, initial topogrpahy and FASTSCAPE coupling. (closed)
#6037 A lingering interuption issue running on our local sever at UC Davis (closed)
#5171 Issue with the particle method and the adaptive mesh (closed)
#5140 Compositional reaction using the particle method (closed)
#3822 Negative values of field when modeling subducting slab (closed)
#3788 Isosurface: now only takes care of temperature and composition fields #3275 (closed)
#152 Model time as time between checkpoints (closed)
A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at this website.
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