[aspect-devel] ASPECT Newsletter #28

[Rene Gassmoeller]

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #28.
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:

#1456: [WIP] require deal.II 8.5.0 (proposed by tjhei) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1456

#1453: Better document a couple of parameters. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1453

#1452: Rename tracers to particles (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1452

#1451: Rename initial conditions plugins, namespaces, subsections (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1451

#1450: Fix indent script (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1450

#1449: Rename boundary condition plugins, namespaces, functions (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1449

#1447: Initial composition list (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1447

#1446: Move buiter_et_al_2008_jgr benchmark into correct folder (proposed by naliboff; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1446

#1444: update docker image to deal 8.5.0 (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1444

#1442: Remove changes.h, replace by bits (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1442

#1440: Rename benchmark folder (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1440

#1439: fix test output (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1439

#1438: Rename benchmark folder (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1438

#1437: Remove empty subsections (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1437

#1436: Postprocess nonlinear iterations (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1436

#1435: Remove boundary objects from spherical shell (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1435

#1434: update reference for user manual (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1434

#1433: make screen output of nonlinear solver schemes more consistent (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1433

#1418: Modify strain weakening feature of visco_plastic material model and add a related benchmark and particle property (proposed by naliboff; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1418

#1417: Fix bug in polygon_contains_point function (proposed by MFraters; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1417

#1403: Add monotone spline options to utilties. (proposed by MFraters; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1403

#1187: Add topography to coarse mesh box (proposed by anne-glerum; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1187

#1038: List of initial conditions (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1038


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

#1455: [post-2.0] Remove deprecated input parameters (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1455

#1454: Fix a misplaced bar on the manual title page (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1454

#1448: Require deal.II 8.5.0 (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1448

#1445: One benchmark "buiter_et_al_2008" was not moved to the new "benchmarks" folder (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1445

#1443: A possible tiny bug in the temperature field initialization of the 3D spherical shell? (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1443

#1441: Copy deal.II's workflow for changes.h (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1441

#1415: Some subsections in the parameter file do not have any parameters in them (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1415

#1358: [Post 1.5] Rename top-level dir from 'benchmark' to 'benchmarks' (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1358

#1048: doi's for plugins (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1048

#927: Allow adding multiple initial conditions (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/927

#798: Move WGS 84 functions into utilities (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/798

#651: Artifacts in dynamic topography postprocessor (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/651

#300: Visualize nonlinear iterations (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/300


A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at https://aspect.dealii.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html.


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