The deal.II library, version 9.7

Arndt, Daniel; Bangerth, Wolfgang; Bergbauer, Maximilian; Blais, Bruno; Fehling, Marc; Gassmöller, Rene; Heister, Timo; Heltai, Luca; Kronbichler, Martin; Maier, Matthias; Munch, Peter; Scheuerman, Sam; Turcksin, Bruno; Uzunbajakau, Siarhei; Wells, David; Wichrowski, Michał

doi:10.1515/jnma-2025-0115

The deal.II library, version 9.7

Journal Article · Sun Sep 28 20:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of Numerical Mathematics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1515/jnma-2025-0115· OSTI ID:3006478

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
Technische Univ. München, Garching (Germany)
Polytechnique Montréal, QC (Canada)
Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic)
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) (Germany)
Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
Univ. of Pisa (Italy)
Ruhr Univ., Bochum (Germany)
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Technical Univ. of Berlin (Germany)
CEM Books, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
Heidelberg Univ. (Germany)

Here, this paper provides an overview of the new features of the finite element library deal.II, version 9.7.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 3006478

Journal Information:: Journal of Numerical Mathematics, Journal Name: Journal of Numerical Mathematics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 33; ISSN 1570-2820; ISSN 1569-3953

Publisher:: de GruyterCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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