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+This repository aims to add functionalities to aid in analyzing mixing and strain 
+in incompressible fluid flows. The goal is to eventually have these contributions 
+integrated with Nektar++, but for now they remain experimental.
+
+-Fred
+
 Nektar++
 ========
 Nektar++ is an open-source software framework designed to support the