> I'd like to use the nice dealii framework of parallel computing with
> multiple processors using distributed memory, which is illustrated in
> step-40. It is clear that we can recover the solution on the processor
> owned cells as well as on a layer of ghost cells. My question is whether
> dealii has some functionalities to reconstruct the solution on the entire
> distributed triangulation, including artificial cells,

The information is of course there, distributed across all processors. But 
it's not on every single processor, for a simple reason: the framework is 
designed for the case where no single processor has enough memory to store the 
entire solution. The existence of artificial cells is one case in point: 
artificial cells on one processor are not necessarily locally-owned cells on 
another processor; in general, the global mesh will consist of the 
children/grand children/... of artificial cells on one processor.

If you want to work in a framework where every processor has access to all the 
information, take a look at steps 17 and 18. 

All of this aside: If you tell us what you want to do, maybe we can come up 
with a better solution!

Best
 W.

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