v5.1

• GPU:

  • 1Dcartesian geometry now available.
  • Compilation simplified and better documented.
  • Improved performance of particle sorting.

• Features:

  • Relativistic field initialization now supports multiple species and both direction propagations.
  • Added the argument phase_offset in laser definitions such as LaserGaussian2D.
  • The LaserGaussianAM definition will only use one coordinate for its focus argument
    (the transverse coordinate of the focus in this geometry is zero).
  • Small improvements in PML for envelope model (AM and 2D).
  • Deprecated smilei_rand_max.
  • New namelist variables smilei_omp_threads and smilei_total_cores.

• Happi:

  • In Scalar, it is now possible to make an operation on scalars such as "Uelm+Ukin".
  • The list of available scalars can be obtained from getScalars().
  • New arguments xoffset and yoffset to shift plot coordinates.
  • New argument timestep_indices as an alternative to timesteps.
  • Changed coordinate reference for 2D probe in 3D or AM geometry
    (zero is the box origin projected orthogonally on the probe plane).

• Documentation:

  • Dark theme (click the switch on the bottom left, or set browser preferences).

• Bug fixes :

  • dump_minutes often failed to write some checkpoint files.
  • "auto" limits in ParticleBinning could fail with only one side on "auto".
  • CFL condition is more accurately determined in AMcylindrical and the feature timestep_over_CFL should be more reliable in that geometry.