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Would it be possible to have an algorithm that, for example, can do the discretization of the permittivity between 3 or 4 values, rather than just 2?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Luigi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-306703","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, I have been trying to use the newly implemented topology optimization codes provided, but I noticed that currently the algorithms only support binarization between the lowest and highest permittivity, with nothing in between. 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