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regions

Prints out the regions in the current mesh. This is the definitive way of determining the region names.

Interior regions are typically named using the material. The 1D structure file format picks up the material name from the file. SUPREM materials are translated using Table 2.1.

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Table 2.1: Alamode names for SUPREM materials

Interface regions are typically named with the two material names separated by a slash (``/''). For example, an interface between silicon and silicon dioxide in a SUPREM structure is named ``Silicon/Oxide''. The order of the materials is unimportant. ``Oxide/Silicon'' will match a ``Silicon/Oxide'' region and vice versa.

Artificial interfaces are specially named. For SUPREM structures, these are named by concatenating ``Exposed'', ``Backside'', or ``Reflecting'' with the material name. For the 1D structure file format, the left boundary (smallest x coordinate) is named by concatenating ``Exposed'' with the material name; the right boundary is named by concatenating ``Backside'' with the material name.

The above naming conventions are what is implemented by the present structure file I/O commands, not requirements for Alamode. Regions are not required to be partitioned by material. The only requirement is that they must be partitioned appropriately for the implementation of models which consist of a homogeneous system of equations within each region.



Dan Yergeau
Wed Aug 20 14:01:54 PDT 1997