From 241d9096af76face1623f6c192af447b9ce87961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ErolBa Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:23:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] updated readme to SPECTRE --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7f3def93..1a935096 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ SPEC solves 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibria with stepped-pressure profiles. This powerful description doesn't artificially restrict the solution to nested flux surfaces, and admits simulations with islands and chaotic regions. It is a spectral-element code, that finds minimal-plasma-energy states by extremizing the multi-region, relaxed-MHD (MRxMHD) energy functional. +> [!NOTE] +> There is a new code [SPECTRE](https://gitlab.com/spectre-eq/spectre) solving the identical MRxMHD model with improved force convergence and extra functionality. + - There is a [brief description of SPEC](https://theory.pppl.gov/research/research.php?rid=10#h5) on the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory [Theory Department website](https://theory.pppl.gov/). - An overview of the algorithm is given in a [Flow Chart](https://princetonuniversity.github.io/SPEC/SPEC_flowchart.pdf). - A list of publications using SPEC are in our [bibliography section](https://princetonuniversity.github.io/SPEC/citelist) From 4216ef51bd6186208560aa814868f9efb7b27b1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ErolBa Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:26:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] updated readme to SPECTRE2 --- README.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1a935096..f2ad11ae 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ ![SPEC logo](SPEC_97x55.png) # The Stepped Pressure Equilibrium Code -SPEC solves 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibria with stepped-pressure profiles. This powerful description doesn't artificially restrict the solution to nested flux surfaces, and admits simulations with islands and chaotic regions. It is a spectral-element code, that finds minimal-plasma-energy states by extremizing the multi-region, relaxed-MHD (MRxMHD) energy functional. - -> [!NOTE] -> There is a new code [SPECTRE](https://gitlab.com/spectre-eq/spectre) solving the identical MRxMHD model with improved force convergence and extra functionality. +SPEC solves 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibria with stepped-pressure profiles. This powerful description doesn't artificially restrict the solution to nested flux surfaces, and admits simulations with islands and chaotic regions. It is a spectral-element code, that finds minimal-plasma-energy states by extremizing the multi-region, relaxed-MHD (MRxMHD) energy functional. - There is a [brief description of SPEC](https://theory.pppl.gov/research/research.php?rid=10#h5) on the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory [Theory Department website](https://theory.pppl.gov/). - An overview of the algorithm is given in a [Flow Chart](https://princetonuniversity.github.io/SPEC/SPEC_flowchart.pdf). - A list of publications using SPEC are in our [bibliography section](https://princetonuniversity.github.io/SPEC/citelist) - Please direct questions/suggestions to [Stuart Hudson](mailto:shudson@pppl.gov?subject=spec). +> [!NOTE] +> There is a new code [SPECTRE](https://gitlab.com/spectre-eq/spectre) solving the identical MRxMHD model with improved force convergence and extra functionality. + ## Citation If you use SPEC in your research, please cite it appropriately using the "Cite this repository" button on the right of the [SPEC GitHub Repository](https://github.com/PrincetonUniversity/SPEC) or the [CITATION.cff](https://github.com/PrincetonUniversity/SPEC/blob/master/CITATION.cff) file.