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| 1 | + |
| 2 | + Geant4 10.0 - patch-03 Release Notes |
| 3 | + ------------------------------------ |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + 31 October 2014 |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +List of fixes included in this public patch since the public release 10.0.p02: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | + o Configuration: |
| 10 | + ------------- |
| 11 | + + CMake: |
| 12 | + o Append existing CMake CXX/EXE_LINKER flags to Geant4 flags when |
| 13 | + setting overall CMake flags. This allows users to override the base |
| 14 | + set if needed, at their own risk. |
| 15 | + Addressing problem report #1663. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + o Analysis: |
| 18 | + -------- |
| 19 | + + Fixed applying unit to min, max values in H1, H2 managers. |
| 20 | + + Fixed createH2/setH2 commands implementation. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + o Geometry: |
| 23 | + -------- |
| 24 | + + management: |
| 25 | + o Fixed possible data-race condition among threads in G4GeomSplitter. |
| 26 | + + navigation: |
| 27 | + o Fix in G4MultiNavigator to properly set 'fIdNavLimiting' index to |
| 28 | + navigator limiting the step, if only one navigator limits the step. |
| 29 | + o Removed unnecessary thread_local data specifications in |
| 30 | + G4ReplicaNavigation. |
| 31 | + + solids/Boolean: |
| 32 | + o Fixed use of polyhedron pointer, to avoid race condition in MT |
| 33 | + when parameterised volumes are visualised. |
| 34 | + + solids/CSG: |
| 35 | + o G4Cons: fixed typo error in GetPointOnSurface() in the call |
| 36 | + to GetRadiusInRing(). Responsible for occasionally wrong reports |
| 37 | + when checking for overlaps. |
| 38 | + o G4Cons: fix in DistanceToIn(p,v) for points on the Surface, to resolve |
| 39 | + error reported in unit testing by the OpticalEscape test. |
| 40 | + o Fixed use of polyhedron pointer, to avoid race condition in MT |
| 41 | + when parameterised volumes are visualised. |
| 42 | + + solids/specific: |
| 43 | + o Fixed use of polyhedron pointer, to avoid race condition in MT |
| 44 | + when parameterised volumes are visualised. |
| 45 | + + solids/usolids: |
| 46 | + o UCons: fixed typo error in GetPointOnSurface() in the call |
| 47 | + to GetRadiusInRing(). Responsible for occasionally wrong reports |
| 48 | + when checking for overlaps. |
| 49 | + Fix in DistanceToIn(p,v) for points on the Surface, to resolve |
| 50 | + error reported in unit testing by the OpticalEscape test. |
| 51 | + o USphere: fixed typo in SafetyFromInside(). |
| 52 | + o Minor fix in UVector2 for variable shadowing. |
| 53 | + + volumes: |
| 54 | + o Corrected possible MT data race in G4PVReplica::InitialiseWorker(). |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | + o Global: |
| 57 | + ------ |
| 58 | + + Added symbol to exclusion list in windefs.h. |
| 59 | + + Use G4Exp, G4Log and G4Pow to speedup G4JTPolynomialSolver. |
| 60 | + + Updated date and version for 10.0.p03. |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | + o Graphics Representations: |
| 63 | + ------------------------ |
| 64 | + + HepPolyhedron::SetReferences(): added protection against a null pointer. |
| 65 | + + BooleanProcessor::execute(): corrected spelling mistake in message. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + o Particles: |
| 68 | + --------- |
| 69 | + + G4ElectronOccupancy: added G4Exception to protect against unphysical |
| 70 | + orbits. |
| 71 | + + G4NuclideTable : Fix missing Cl35 ground state in NuclideTable2 and |
| 72 | + missing "*std::log(2.0)" in some comparison of threshold time. |
| 73 | + + G4IonTable: fill decay channels when an ion is created on the fly to |
| 74 | + avoid race condition issue in multi-threaded mode. |
| 75 | + Addressing problem report #1651. |
| 76 | + + Fix for possible race condition among threads in G4PDefSplitter. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | + o Physics Lists: |
| 79 | + ------------- |
| 80 | + + constructors/limiters: |
| 81 | + o Fixed possible data-race condition among threads in |
| 82 | + G4NeutronTrackingCut when calling G4MTcout (defect spotted with DRD). |
| 83 | + o G4NeutronTrackingCut: register G4NeutronKiller in |
| 84 | + G4HadronicProcessStore; improved log and process deleted at exit. |
| 85 | + o G4StepLimiterPhysics: fixed minor memory leak reported by Coverity. |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | + o Processes - Electromagnetic : |
| 88 | + --------------------------- |
| 89 | + + High Energy: |
| 90 | + o Verified and updated positron annihilation models (G4Vee2hadrons, |
| 91 | + G4ee2KChargedModel, G4ee2KNeutralModel, G4eeTo3PiModel, |
| 92 | + G4eeToHadronsMultiModel, G4eeToPGammaModel, G4eeToTwoPiModel, |
| 93 | + G4eeToHadronsModel) and process G4eeToHadrons. |
| 94 | + This includes addition of extra inline methods to convert from Lab |
| 95 | + to CM, to initialise models with more correct thresholds. |
| 96 | + o G4eeTo3PiModel: fixed sampling algorithm. |
| 97 | + + Low Energy: |
| 98 | + o Fixed cases of energy violation in G4LivermoreComptonModel and |
| 99 | + atomic de-excitation. Addressing problem report #1612. |
| 100 | + + Standard: |
| 101 | + o G4PAIxSection: added protection to avoid division by zero. |
| 102 | + Addressing problem report #1677. |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | + o Processes - Hadronic: |
| 105 | + -------------------- |
| 106 | + + models/de_excitation: |
| 107 | + o Converted G4FermiFragmentsPool to be a G4ThreadLocalSingleton, to fix |
| 108 | + cases of data race due to lazy initialisation. Effects: sligthly |
| 109 | + increase of memory per thread; no effects in physics. |
| 110 | + + models/im_r_matrix: |
| 111 | + o Fixed out of bound error in G4DetailedBalancePhaseSpaceIntegral, |
| 112 | + reported by Coverity. |
| 113 | + + models/inclxx: |
| 114 | + o Fix a bug in Coulomb deflection for negative incident particles. |
| 115 | + o Fix: avoid negative Fermi energies for delta resonances. |
| 116 | + + models/pre_equilibrium: |
| 117 | + o G4PreCompoundAlpha: fixed integer overflow. |
| 118 | + Addressing problem report #1646. |
| 119 | + + models/quasi_elastic: |
| 120 | + o Removed potential data-race condition among threads. |
| 121 | + Addressing problem report #1652. |
| 122 | + + models/radioactive_decay: |
| 123 | + o Fixed memory leak in destructor of G4RIsotopeTable. |
| 124 | + Addressing problem report #1617. |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | + o Run: |
| 127 | + ------- |
| 128 | + + Fixed data-race condition among threads when creating RNG for workers. |
| 129 | + + Fixed '/random/setSeeds' command not working properly. |
| 130 | + Addressing problem report #1657. |
| 131 | + + Fixed potential race condition among threads in G4VUPLSplitter class. |
| 132 | + + G4PhysicsListHelper: minor fix in the default list of processes: |
| 133 | + positron annihilation in muons and hadrons cannot be AtRest; these are |
| 134 | + rare high energy discrete processes. Equivalent fix done for |
| 135 | + OrderingParameterTable(). |
| 136 | + Addressiong problem report #1598. |
| 137 | + + Clear root logical volume pointers in G4Region when geometry is |
| 138 | + rebuilt from scratch. Addressing problem report #1665. |
| 139 | + + G4MTRunManager: make sure G4RunManager::TerminateEventLoop() is |
| 140 | + invoked at the end of run. |
| 141 | + + Addressing possible data-race in G4RunManagerKernel::SetupPhysics() |
| 142 | + when calling G4ParticleTable::SetReadiness(). |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | + o Visualization: |
| 145 | + ------------- |
| 146 | + + gMocren: |
| 147 | + o Fixed memory leak in G4GMocrenFile. Addressing problem report #1585. |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | + o Examples: |
| 151 | + -------- |
| 152 | + + Updated reference outputs. |
| 153 | + + extended/runAndEvent/RE05: |
| 154 | + o Reduced amount of print-out. |
| 155 | + + extended/runAndEvent/RE06: |
| 156 | + o Added Boolean protection in ConstructSD methods for MT. |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | + Technical Notes |
| 162 | + --------------- |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | + o This patch should be applied on top of release 10.0, 10.0.p01 or 10.0.p02. |
| 165 | + o Technical notes distributed for release 10.0 are also applicable and |
| 166 | + valid for this patch. |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +The code and rebuilt binary libraries for release 10.0.p03 are available |
| 169 | +through our "Download" Web page: |
| 170 | + http://cern.ch/geant4/support/download.shtml |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +Please refer to the Geant4 User Documentation: |
| 173 | + http://cern.ch/geant4/support/userdocuments.shtml |
| 174 | +for further information about using Geant4. |
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