The deal.II finite element library: design, features, and insights
Mathematical Software
2021-02-16 v2
Abstract
deal.II is a state-of-the-art finite element library focused on generality, dimension-independent programming, parallelism, and extensibility. Herein, we outline its primary design considerations and its sophisticated features such as distributed meshes, -adaptivity, support for complex geometries, and matrix-free algorithms. But deal.II is more than just a software library: It is also a diverse and worldwide community of developers and users, as well as an educational platform. We therefore also discuss some of the technical and social challenges and lessons learned in running a large community software project over the course of two decades.
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@article{arxiv.1910.13247,
title = {The deal.II finite element library: design, features, and insights},
author = {Daniel Arndt and Wolfgang Bangerth and Denis Davydov and Timo Heister and Luca Heltai and Martin Kronbichler and Matthias Maier and Jean-Paul Pelteret and Bruno Turcksin and David Wells},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.13247},
year = {2021}
}
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36 pages, 3 figures