Project
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**Purpose of this Project**

The project name is **Scikit-Topt**, and the Python package name is `sktopt`.
Scikit-Topt is a lightweight and flexible Python library for topology optimization  
— a computational approach for determining the optimal shape and material layout of structures and components.

Using the finite element method (FEM), topology optimization automatically generates efficient and 
high-performance designs by redistributing material to achieve various objectives, such as:

- **minimizing structural compliance under a volume constraint**, or  
- **maximizing heat exchange / minimizing thermal compliance in steady-state heat conduction problems**.

Scikit-Topt explicitly supports multiple physics:

- **Linear elasticity**
- **Steady-state heat conduction**

The library aims to make topology optimization accessible, transparent, and practical for both academic research 
and real-world engineering. It provides modular tools for assembling finite element models, defining optimization 
problems, and visualizing results, enabling users to experiment with algorithms, benchmark methods, and integrate 
topology optimization into their existing simulation workflows.


**Contributing**


Scikit-Topt is an open-source project, and we warmly welcome community contributions!

If you’d like to contribute:
- Open an issue to discuss ideas, report bugs, or suggest improvements.
- Submit a pull request for fixes, enhancements, or new examples.

Please feel free to join the discussion on [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/kevin-tofu/scikit-topt/issues).
We appreciate all forms of contributions, from small documentation improvements to larger feature proposals.