[aspect-devel] ASPECT Newsletter #39

[Rene Gassmoeller]

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #39.
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:

#1928: Change nullspace removal Assert to AssertThrow (proposed by jperryhouts; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1928

#1927: make melt and boundary traction work together (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1927

#1926: fix escape sequence in string (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1926

#1925: Fix grammar of a function's documentation. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1925

#1923: Improve wording of explanation in simple material model. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1923

#1922: Fix visco plastic material model formulas and description. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1922

#1921: Fix simple material model formulas. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1921

#1920: Fix nondimensional material model formula. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1920

#1919: Fix latent heat description and formulas. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1919

#1918: Fix Morency-Doin description and formulas. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1918

#1916: fix for porosity initial composition plugin (proposed by jdannberg) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1916

#1915: monthly maintenance (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1915

#1914: Print 0 if solver_control returns an invalid unsigned integer for last_step (proposed by naliboff; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1914

#1910: make the cell object input argument in the constructor of material mo... (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1910

#1906: Change from std_cxx11::array<double,dim> to Tensor<1,dim> for cartesi... (proposed by MFraters; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1906


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

#1924: update convection box cookbook (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1924

#1917: how to set temperature pre-factor for the viscosity formula in 'simple' Material model (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1917

#1542: Support different timescales (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1542

#1491: [Poll] Does precompiling headers reduce your compile time? (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1491

#1084: add installation instructions for astyle (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1084

#1064: Better advice for referencing (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1064

#684: Mention Github on ASPECT's website more prominently (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/684


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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