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Start adding general info about grids to docs
author Jonatan Werpers <jonatan@werpers.com>
date Mon, 08 May 2023 17:37:24 +0200
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# Grids and grid functions

The submodule `Grids` aims to provide types and logic for all types of grids that are useful for implementing summation-by-parts difference methods. It provides an abstract top level type `Grid` which defines a broad interface for how a general grid is supposed to work. Currently only equidistant grids are supported, but the basic structure supports implementations of curvilinear grids, multi-block grids, peridic grids and much more.

The module also has functionality for creating and working with grid functions.

## Interface for grids
All grids are expected to work as a grid function for the coordinate function, and thus implements Julia's Indexing- and Iteration-interfaces. Notably they are *not* abstract arrays because that inteface is too restrictive for the types of grids we wish to implement.

## To write about
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* Grid functions
  * Basic structure
     * Indexing
  * Curvilinear
  * Multiblock
  * Vector valued grid functions