[aspect-devel] ASPECT Newsletter #35

[Rene Gassmoeller]

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #35.
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:

#1856: Improve advice on contributing patches (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1856

#1855: write melt cookbook (proposed by jdannberg) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1855

#1854: add a section about heating models to the manual (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1854

#1853: add melt velocity to stabilization (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1853

#1852: Fix and apply update source script (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1852

#1850: [WIP] Refactor solver schemes (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1850

#1849: Improve an error message. (proposed by bangerth) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1849

#1848: Fix stokes residual postprocessor for purely expensive solves (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1848

#1847: Move license file (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1847

#1845: Update future plans and maintainers (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1845

#1844: Advertise CONTRIBUTING.md (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1844

#1843: Improve manual description for adiabatic conditions function subsection (proposed by Shangxin-Liu; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1843

#1842: Polynomial degree change in geoid code (proposed by Shangxin-Liu; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1842

#1841: Fix manual code fragment (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1841

#1839: Update outdated material model interface description (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1839

#1837: Update continental extension cookbook (proposed by naliboff; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1837

#1833: Update parameters (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1833

#1830: Make our coding stlye more uniform. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1830

#1821: Rewrite install section (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1821

#1680: Allow advection of particles with fluid velocity (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1680

#1360: [WIP] Onset of Convection Benchmark  (proposed by maxrudolph; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1360


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

#1851: A "SIGFPE received" error when running "crustal_model_2D" (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1851

#1846: Error when using an error function for temperature!!! (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1846

#1840: Central location for a virtual machine (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1840

#1838: Update installation instructions for Stampede2 (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1838

#1836: how to synthesize spherical harmonic coefficients into geoid (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1836

#1835: Davies et al benchmark test (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1835

#1834: adding one parameter in the S20RTS.prm makes mistake (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1834

#1832: Problems when install trilinos with BLAS!!! (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1832

#1831: Random "Assertion `curr_LID!=-1' failed" error (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1831

#1829: ASPECT Jupyter Notebook for review (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1829

#1818: Advertise candi as default installer? (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1818

#1812: Possible inconsistency between polynomial degree of topo in geoid code and dynamic_topography code? (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1812

#1758: Physical variables stored in "topo_vector" returned by calling dynamic topography postprocessor in geoid code (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1758

#1670: move compute volume fractions to utilities (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1670

#1666: LatentHeatMelt material model has a bug in thermal_expansion_coefficient (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1666

#1659: 'composition gradient' mesh refinement criterion is buggy for multiple components (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1659

#1532: Install Qt4.x on a Mac with Mac OS 10.12.4 through macport or home brew, and install dealii.parameter gui  (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1532

#1271: Issues compiling ASPECT on stampede (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1271

#1002: Do not assemble the temperature matrix if the problem is temperature independent  (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1002

#995: Improve the advection solver (matrix allocation, assembling, solving) (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/995

#959: Double check geometry model in */spherical_constant.cc (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/959

#897: Initial topography for free surface is only applied to coarse mesh (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/897

#831: Implement the RK4 particle integration method so it is fourth-order in time (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/831

#581: cleanup, test, and fix averaging (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/581

#438: Write a section the manual explaining how to contribute patches (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/438

#366: Provide recommended dependency versions (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/366

#302: Prevent a non-ending loop of nonlinear iterations (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/302


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


Thanks for being part of the community!


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