PlasmaPy v2024.10.0 (2024-10-30)
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New Features
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- Added the option to pass |inf| to the
  `~plasmapy.particles.particle_class.Particle.ionize` method of |Particle| to
  return the nucleus of the particle. (:pr:`2800`)
- Implemented
  `~plasmapy.simulation.resolution_constraints.CFL_limit_electromagnetic_yee`
  to calculate the CFL condition for electromagnetic simulations. (:pr:`2832`)
-
  `~plasmapy.diagnostics.charged_particle_radiography.synthetic_radiography.synthetic_radiograph`
  now accepts a file path to an
  HDF5 file saved by
  `~plasmapy.diagnostics.charged_particle_radiography.synthetic_radiography.Tracker`
  as input to create
  a synthetic radiograph. (:pr:`2868`)
- Save routines in `~plasmapy.simulation.particle_tracker.save_routines` now
  take an optional keyword argument ``output_basename``
  that sets the basename of the saved file(s).
  `~plasmapy.diagnostics.charged_particle_radiography.synthetic_radiography.Tracker`
  now
  also accepts an ``output_basename`` keyword, which is passed to the save
  routine. (:pr:`2868`)


Documentation Improvements
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- Updated the docstring of `~plasmapy.formulary.dimensionless.beta` to
  explicitly
  use definitions of :math:`p_{th}` and :math:`p_{mag}`, and added links
  to `~plasmapy.formulary.misc.thermal_pressure`
  and `~plasmapy.formulary.misc.magnetic_pressure`. (:pr:`2822`)
- Restructured sections in the `~plasmapy.formulary.mathematics.rot_a_to_b`
  docstring to be consistent with other docstrings, and added 'Raises' and
  'Examples' sections. (:pr:`2824`)
- Added the :term:`force-free` definition to the |glossary|. (:pr:`2830`)
- Updated docstrings in `plasmapy.formulary` to follow the numpydoc standard.
  (:pr:`2831`)
- Added examples to the |ParticleTracker| docstring. (:pr:`2833`)
- Added a section in the installation instructions for installing PlasmaPy with
  |uv|. (:pr:`2861`)


Backwards Incompatible Changes
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- Removed the ``optical_density`` keyword argument in
  `~plasmapy.diagnostics.charged_particle_radiography.synthetic_radiography`.
  (:pr:`2843`)
- The property `~plasmapy.plasma.grids.AbstractGrid.recognized_quantities` of
  `~plasmapy.plasma.grids.AbstractGrid` is now a class method
  instead of a class property, as using `classmethod` and `property` decorators
  together is no longer
  allowed in Python 3.13. The syntax for accessing this dictionary has
  therefore changed
  from :py:`AbstractGrid.recognized_quantities` to
  :py:`AbstractGrid.recognized_quantities()`. (:pr:`2871`)


Bug Fixes
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- Patched a bug in
  `~plasmapy.diagnostics.charged_particle_radiography.synthetic_radiography` in
  which particles stopped
  before the detector were still included in synthetic radiographs.
  (:pr:`2843`)


Internal Changes and Refactorings
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- Updated the release checklist. (:pr:`2784`)
- Added a |Nox| session to verify that the pinned requirements files used in
  continuous integration tests are consistent with the requirements in
  :file:`pyproject.toml`. (:pr:`2794`)
- Fixed a bug in the |Nox| session for running tests that prevented
  doctests from being run, and fixed doctest errors that were introduced
  while doctests were not enabled. (:pr:`2834`)
- Removed Numba as a project dependency. Consequently,
  `~plasmapy.formulary.frequencies.plasma_frequency_lite` and
  `~plasmapy.formulary.speeds.thermal_speed_lite` are no longer just-in-time
  compiled by Numba. (:pr:`2841`)
- Adjusted the Sphinx configuration to account for recent deprecations in Read
  the Docs. (:pr:`2857`)
- Added testing support for Python 3.13. (:pr:`2869`)
- Updated the versions of Python used in continuous integration workflows.
  (:pr:`2879`)


Additional Changes
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- Tentatively reverted :pr:`2715` because it introduced doctest errors during a
  time when doctests were not enabled. (:pr:`2834`)