zwicker-group/py-pde: 0.52.0

This release further refines the relatively new backends and hopefully stabilizes the interface a bit more. Moreover, we added a first (experimental) support for jax as a backend and we improved the torch support.

What's Changed

• Refactor type annotations in _class_cache for improved clarity and consistency by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/761
• Enhance backend compatibility and improve error handling by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/763
• Implement second order boundary conditions and enhance testing for torch backend by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/764
• Refactor condition checks and improve title assignment in plotting by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/765
• Refactor PDE class methods to improve expression handling and operator integration by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/766
• Fix docstrings to correctly describe arguments by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/767
• Complete autosummary documentation in all module docstrings by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/768
• Fix docstring inaccuracies across PDE and grid modules by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/769
• Update requirements and improve documentation structure by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/770
• Fix documentation errors across manual pages by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/771
• Improve support of torch backend by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/773
• Refactor backend registration and configuration handling across multiple backends; add tests for backend selection with TorchBackend. by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/774
• Refactor PDE backend handling and evolution rate computation by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/775
• Refactor type hints in PDE classes to use TArray for evolution rate functions by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/777
• Implemented support for field collections in pde.PDE using torch backend by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/779
• Refactor requirement handling to use groups instead of collections and update documentation by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/780
• Add dtype parameter to backend methods and update related functionality by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/782
• Improve time tolerance handling in simulation loop for accuracy by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/783
• Clarify documentation regarding the use of None in function signatures for operators by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/785
• Add torch backend support to for explicit time dependencies in pde.PDE class by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/784
• Refine backend selection comments for clarity and add issue reference for module availability check by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/787
• First version of a backend building on jax by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/790
• Add JAX backend operators for polar, cylindrical, and spherical grids by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/791
• feat: add KleinGordonPDE class by @gpartin in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/789
• Refactor backend classes to inherit from BackendBase and streamline stepper implementation; update tests to remove unused backends by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/792
• chore: update GitHub workflows to specify branch for push events by @david-zwicker in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/796
• Implement make_inner_prod_operator and make_outer_prod_operator in JaxBackend by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/795
• Add safeguard for missing make_noise_realization and unify noise API across backends by @Copilot in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/797

New Contributors

• @Copilot made their first contribution in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/767
• @gpartin made their first contribution in https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/pull/789

Full Changelog: https://github.com/zwicker-group/py-pde/compare/0.51.0...0.52.0