RefinementFactory_def.hpp

#ifndef RefinementFactory_def_hpp
#define RefinementFactory_def_hpp
 
#ifndef MESH_TIMER_START
#define MESH_TIMER_START(A,S) Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::TimeMonitor> A = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::TimeMonitor(*Teuchos::TimeMonitor::getNewTimer(std::string("Mesh Refinement") + std::string(S))));
#endif
 
#ifndef MESH_TIMER_STOP
#define MESH_TIMER_STOP(A) A.reset();
#endif
 
#include "RefinementFactory_decl.hpp"
#include "feddlib/core/LinearAlgebra/MultiVector_def.hpp"
#include <chrono> 
 
using Teuchos::reduceAll;
using Teuchos::REDUCE_SUM;
using Teuchos::REDUCE_MAX;
using Teuchos::REDUCE_MIN;
using Teuchos::outArg;
 
namespace FEDD {
 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::RefinementFactory():
MeshUnstructured<SC,LO,GO,NO>()
{
 
  
}
 

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::RefinementFactory(CommConstPtr_Type comm, int volumeID):
MeshUnstructured<SC,LO,GO,NO>(comm,volumeID)
{
 
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::RefinementFactory(CommConstPtr_Type comm, int volumeID, ParameterListPtr_Type parameterListAll):
MeshUnstructured<SC,LO,GO,NO>(comm,volumeID)
{
    this->volumeID_ = volumeID;
    this->dim_ = parameterListAll->sublist("Parameter").get("Dimension",2);
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        refinementRestriction_ = parameterListAll->sublist("Mesh Refinement").get("Refinement Restriction","Bisection");
        writeRefinementTime_ = parameterListAll->sublist("Mesh Refinement").get("Write Refinement Time",true);
    }
    else{
        refinementRestriction_ = parameterListAll->sublist("Mesh Refinement").get("Refinement Restriction","BeyIrregular");
        refinement3DDiagonal_ = parameterListAll->sublist("Mesh Refinement").get("3D regular Refinement Diagonal Pick",0);
        writeRefinementTime_ = parameterListAll->sublist("Mesh Refinement").get("Write Refinement Time",true);
    }
 
}
 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::~RefinementFactory(){
 
}

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineMesh( MeshUnstrPtr_Type meshP1, int iteration, MeshUnstrPtr_Type outputMesh, std::string refinementMode){
    MESH_TIMER_START(totalTime," Total Time for Mesh Refinement of this Step ");        
 
 
    if(meshP1->FEType_ != "P1" && meshP1->FEType_ != "P2"){ 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "Mesh Refinement only works for Triangular Elements");
    }
    
    currentIter_ = iteration;
 
    refinementMode_ = refinementMode;
    if(refinementMode_ == "Bisection")
        this->refinementRestriction_ = "Bisection";
 
    this->dim_ = meshP1->getDimension();
    this->FEType_ =meshP1->FEType_;
    this->volumeID_ = meshP1->volumeID_;
    this->rankRange_=meshP1->rankRange_;
    // necessary entities
    //EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElementsTmp = meshP1->getEdgeElements(); // Edges
    SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements = meshP1->getSurfaceTriangleElements(); // Surfaces
    ElementsPtr_Type elementsTmp = meshP1->getElementsC(); // Elements
 
    EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements =meshP1->getEdgeElements(); //Teuchos::rcp( new EdgeElements(*edgeElementsTmp));
    
    //EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements=Teuchos::rcp( new EdgeElements(*edgeElementsTmp));
    ElementsPtr_Type elements =Teuchos::rcp( new Elements(*elementsTmp));
 
    vec2D_dbl_ptr_Type points = meshP1->getPointsRepeated(); // Points
    this->elementMap_ = meshP1->elementMap_;
    this->mapUnique_ = meshP1->mapUnique_;
    this->mapRepeated_=meshP1->mapRepeated_;
    this->edgeMap_ = meshP1->edgeMap_;
    // entities for resulting Elements, Points, Edges, Flags
    // - Points, Elements and Flags are added to the existding entities
    // . edges are reset every refinement step
    this->edgeElements_.reset(new EdgeElements()); // Edges
    this->surfaceTriangleElements_.reset(new SurfaceElements()); // Surface
    this->elementsC_.reset(new Elements(*elementsTmp));    // Elements 
    this->pointsRep_.reset(new std::vector<std::vector<double> >(meshP1->pointsRep_->size(),std::vector<double>(this->dim_,-1.)));
    *this->pointsRep_ = *meshP1->pointsRep_; // Points
    this->pointsUni_.reset(new std::vector<std::vector<double> >( this->mapUnique_->getNodeNumElements(), std::vector<double>(this->dim_,-1. ) ) );
    *this->pointsUni_ = *meshP1->pointsUni_; 
    this->bcFlagUni_.reset( new std::vector<int> ( this->mapUnique_->getNodeNumElements(), 0 ) );
    *this->bcFlagUni_ = *meshP1->bcFlagUni_; 
 
    this->bcFlagRep_.reset(new std::vector<int>(meshP1->bcFlagRep_->size())); // Flags
    *this->bcFlagRep_ = *meshP1->bcFlagRep_;
 
 
    this->edgesElementOrder_=meshP1->getEdgeElementOrder();
 
    this->numElementsGlob_ = meshP1->numElementsGlob_; 
 
    // not all Edges are assigned a Flag yet -> in Order to save a few steps along the way, we assign all Edges the correct flag now
    // In regular refinement the correct flags are then passed on, so this step is only necessary in Iteration 0
    if( iteration ==0 ){
        meshP1->assignEdgeFlags();
    }
 
    // Algorithm
    if (this->dim_ == 2 || this->dim_ == 3){
 
 
        if(this->comm_->getRank() == 0){
            std::cout << " \t-- Mesh Refinement -- " << std::endl;
            std::cout << "\t__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " \tStart Iteration " << iteration+1 << " of "<< this->dim_ << "D Mesh Refinement " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " \tNumber of Elements:\t" << this->elementMap_->getGlobalNumElements() << std::endl;
            std::cout << " \tNumber of Nodes:\t" << this->mapUnique_->getGlobalNumElements() << std::endl; 
            std::cout << " \tNumber of Edges:\t" << this->edgeMap_->getGlobalNumElements() << std::endl;
            std::cout << "\t__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ " << std::endl;
        }
 
 
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part I: Regular Refinement of Mesh
        // We refine the elements that were determined by our error estimation regular
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
        MESH_TIMER_START(preprocessingTimer," Step 0:\t Preprocessing");
        const int myRank = this->comm_->getRank();
        // match the Edges to the Elements for being able to tag the edges of Elements in case of refinement
        edgeElements->matchEdgesToElements(this->elementMap_);
 
        // Vector that carry the information which elements belong to an edge in local and global indices
        vec2D_GO_Type elementsOfEdgeGlobal = edgeElements->getElementsOfEdgeGlobal();
        vec2D_LO_Type elementsOfEdgeLocal = edgeElements->getElementsOfEdgeLocal();
        
 
        // Determine current global Interface IDs
        // As we pass on the interface boolean while refining red,blue,green... we theoretically dont need the whole extend of this function passed the first 
        // refinement, only the globalInterfaceIDs, which can be determined without 'elementsOfEdgeLocal' and 'Global'
        // (If elementsOfEdgeLocal and Global arent working, this can be taken out, yet is also nice for determining if it works correctly)
        vec_GO_Type globalInterfaceIDs;
        if(iteration ==0 ){
            globalInterfaceIDs = edgeElements->determineInterfaceEdges(this->edgeMap_);
            for(int i=0; i< elements->numberElements(); i++){
                this->elementsC_->getElement(i).setPredecessorElement(i);
            }
 
        }
        else {
            for(int i=0; i< edgeElements->numberElements(); i++){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(i).isInterfaceElement()){
                    globalInterfaceIDs.push_back(this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(i));
                }
            }   
            sort(globalInterfaceIDs.begin(), globalInterfaceIDs.end());         
        }
        globalInterfaceIDs_ = globalInterfaceIDs;
 
        
        if(this->dim_==3){
            if(surfaceTriangleElements.is_null()){
                surfaceTriangleElements.reset(new SurfaceElements()); // Surface
                this->buildSurfaceTriangleElements(elements,edgeElements, surfaceTriangleElements, this->edgeMap_, this->elementMap_ );
                //this->buildTriangleMap();
            }
            else if(surfaceTriangleElements->numberElements() ==0){
                this->buildSurfaceTriangleElements(elements,edgeElements, surfaceTriangleElements, this->edgeMap_, this->elementMap_ );
            } 
            surfaceTriangleElements->matchSurfacesToElements(this->elementMap_);
        }
 
        // counting new Points and Elements:
        int newPoints=0; // total number of new Points
        int newPointsRepeated= 0; // number of new Points that share an other Processor
 
        int newElements=0;  // new Elements on a Processor
 
        // Counting new Edges
        int newEdgesUnique=0;
        int newEdgesRepeated =0;
        
        // Loop through Elements in order to determine Elements to refine and refine them regular / red 
        int numPoints=0;
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(preprocessingTimer);
 
        MESH_TIMER_START(regularRefinementTimer," Step 1:\t Tagging Edges for Refinement");
        
        // Depending on dimension we add a certain number of elements in the 2D case it's 3, in the 3D it's 7
        for(int i=0; i<elements->numberElements();i++){
            if(elements->getElement(i).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                numPoints= this->pointsRep_->size();
                this->bisectEdges( edgeElements, elements, i, surfaceTriangleElements);
                newPoints=newPoints + this->pointsRep_->size()-numPoints;
            }
        }
 
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(regularRefinementTimer);
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part II: Communicating the tagged Edges 
        // As it is possible now, that edges were tagged on one processor on the interface between processers
        // we need communicate tagged edges across the interface
        // In order to safe time, we only communicate tagged interface Edges
        // InterfaceEdges can be determined by the vector 'elementsOfEdgesLocal' as the vector carries a -1 for 
        // for each element belonging to an edge that is not on the processor in question
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        MESH_TIMER_START(commEdgesTimer," Step 2:\t Communicating tagged edges");
        MapConstPtr_Type edgeMap = this->getEdgeMap();
 
 
        // Determine the globalInterfaceIDs of tagged edges
        vec_GO_Type globalInterfaceIDsTagged(0);
        GO indE;
        for(int i=0; i<globalInterfaceIDs.size(); i++){
            indE = edgeMap->getLocalElement(globalInterfaceIDs[i]);
            if(edgeElements->getElement(indE).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                globalInterfaceIDsTagged.push_back(globalInterfaceIDs[i]);
            }   
        }
 
 
        // Constructing a map of the global IDs of edges and tagged edges
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> globalEdgesInterfaceArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( globalInterfaceIDs);
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> globalEdgesInterfaceTaggedArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( globalInterfaceIDsTagged);
 
        MapPtr_Type mapInterfaceEdges =
            Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), globalEdgesInterfaceArray, 0, this->comm_) );
        MapPtr_Type mapInterfaceEdgesTagged =
            Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type(  Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), globalEdgesInterfaceTaggedArray, 0, this->comm_) );
 
        // Multivector based on interfaceEdges Map with zero entries 
        MultiVectorGOPtr_Type taggedEdgesGlobal = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorGO_Type(mapInterfaceEdges, 1 ) );
        taggedEdgesGlobal->putScalar(0);
 
        // Multivector based on taggesEdges Map with one as entries
        MultiVectorGOPtr_Type isActiveEdge = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorGO_Type( mapInterfaceEdgesTagged, 1 ) );
        isActiveEdge->putScalar( (LO) 1);
 
        taggedEdgesGlobal->importFromVector(isActiveEdge, true, "Insert"); // From this we know that -> one signifies a tagged edge -> if we didn't tag it -> refine
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const GO >  tags = taggedEdgesGlobal->getData( 0 );
        //taggedEdgesGlobal->print();
 
        // Adding Midpoints and tagging the edges that were tagged on other Procs that are on the interface
        LO ind;
        for (int i=0; i<tags.size(); i++) {
            if (tags[i] > 0){
                ind = edgeMap->getLocalElement(globalInterfaceIDs[i]);
                newPointsRepeated ++;
                if(!edgeElements->getElement(ind).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                    edgeElements->getElement(ind).tagForRefinement();
                    this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,ind);
                    // Collecting global IDs we didnt already considered
                    globalInterfaceIDsTagged.push_back(globalInterfaceIDs[i]);
                    newPoints ++;
                    }       
            }
        }
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(commEdgesTimer);
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part III: Checking for Refinement Restrictions
        // Before we start refining the elements according to their refinement rules, we need to check certain
        // refinement restrictions
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        MESH_TIMER_START(checkTimer," Step 3:\t Checking Restrictions");        
        this->refinementRestrictions(meshP1, elements ,edgeElements, surfaceTriangleElements, newPoints, newPointsRepeated, globalInterfaceIDsTagged, mapInterfaceEdges, newElements);
 
        sort(globalInterfaceIDsTagged.begin(), globalInterfaceIDsTagged.end());
 
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(checkTimer);        
 
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part IV: Communicating the added Points and updating the corresponding Maps
        // generally we keep the nodelist of throughout the refinement steps and only add new points to it
        // consequently we update the maps for those new points depending on nodes on interface and points unqiuely
        // on processors
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        MESH_TIMER_START(nodeTimer," Step 4:\t Updating Node Map");     
        // determine global interface IDs of untagged edges     
        int maxRank = std::get<1>(this->rankRange_);
        // determine unique map
 
        // Creating map of all procs on each processor, this map is usefull for distributing the information of new nodes, elements etc.
        // each processor will then write its own information in a multivector that is based in the localProc-Map (entry is the own proc number)
        vec_GO_Type globalProcs(0);
        for (int i=0; i<= maxRank; i++)
            globalProcs.push_back(i);
 
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> globalProcArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( globalProcs);
 
        vec_GO_Type localProc(0);
        localProc.push_back(this->comm_->getRank());
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> localProcArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( localProc);
 
        MapPtr_Type mapGlobalProc =
            Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), globalProcArray, 0, this->comm_) );
 
        MapPtr_Type mapProc =
            Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type(  Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), localProcArray, 0, this->comm_) );
        
        this->buildNodeMap(edgeElements, mapGlobalProc, mapProc, newPoints, newPointsRepeated);
 
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(nodeTimer);     
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
        // Part V: refineMesh
        // All edges are tagged and checked for additional restricitions. The mesh can now be refined and regular
        // and irregular refinement rules can be performed  
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        MESH_TIMER_START(irregRefTimer," Step 5:\t Irregular Refinement");      
        this->refineMeshRegIreg(elements, edgeElements, newElements,edgeMap, surfaceTriangleElements);
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(irregRefTimer);     
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part VI: Updating the Element Map
        // update elementMap by distributing information of locally added elements and add global IDs based on
        // that information
        // the list of elements only extends throughout the refinement steps, so we only neew to allocate the 
        // globalIDs for elements that extend our last element number
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        MESH_TIMER_START(elementMapTimer," Step 6:\t Updating Element Map");        
        MapConstPtr_Type elementMap = meshP1->getElementMap();
        // information of new elements
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type exportLocalEntry = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapProc, 1 ) );
        exportLocalEntry->putScalar( (LO) newElements );
 
        // map equal to the original edgeMap with zero entries
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isActiveElement= Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalProc, 1 ) );
        isActiveElement->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isActiveElement->importFromVector( exportLocalEntry, false, "Insert");
 
        // number of new elements per Processor
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const LO > elementsRank = isActiveElement->getData(0);
 
        Teuchos::ArrayView<const GO> elementList = elementMap->getNodeElementList();
        std::vector<GO> vecGlobalIDsElements = Teuchos::createVector( elementList );
 
        // element offset before refinement
        int offsetElements = elementMap->getGlobalNumElements();
 
        // determine the offset for this processor
        GO procOffsetElements=0;
        for(int i=0; i< myRank; i++)
            procOffsetElements = procOffsetElements + elementsRank[i];
 
        for (int i=0; i<newElements; i++){
            vecGlobalIDsElements.push_back( i +  offsetElements + procOffsetElements);
        }
 
        Teuchos::RCP<std::vector<GO> > elementsGlobMapping = Teuchos::rcp( new std::vector<GO>( vecGlobalIDsElements ) );
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> elementsGlobMappingArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( *elementsGlobMapping);
 
        this->elementMap_.reset(new Map<LO,GO,NO>( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), elementsGlobMappingArray, 0, this->comm_) );
 
        // determine global number of elements
        this->numElementsGlob_ = this->elementMap_->getMaxAllGlobalIndex()+1;  
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(elementMapTimer);       
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part VII: Making the Edges unique, set global IDs and set elements edges
        // we need to make the edge list unique as there are redundant edges
        // furthermore we set up the elementsOfEdgeLocal and elementsOfEdgeGlobal, but the information of other
        // procs is still missing there (this will be finalized in Part X)
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        MESH_TIMER_START(uniqueEdgesTimer," Step 7:\t Making Edges Unique");        
        vec2D_GO_Type combinedEdgeElements;
        this->edgeElements_->sortUniqueAndSetGlobalIDsParallel(this->elementMap_,combinedEdgeElements);
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(uniqueEdgesTimer);      
        //this->comm_->barrier();
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part VIII: Updating the EdgeMap 
        // The general idea is to indentifiy an edge by their global node indices. 
        // This way two edges on different processors can be indentified and given the same global ID
        // First we determine the global IDs of non interface edges 
        // Then we determine those of interface edges with the procedure discribed above
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        MESH_TIMER_START(edgeMapTimer," Step 8:\t Creating EdgeMap");       
        this->buildEdgeMap(mapGlobalProc, mapProc);
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(edgeMapTimer);      
 
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Part IX: Updating elementsOfEdgeGlobal and elementsOfEdgeLocal
        // this step is only necessary if we have more than 1 processor, as the edgeElements function work serially
        // we started the setup before (sortUniqueAndSetGlobalIDsParallel) an now finalize it with the information of other processors
        // the edges on the interface need the global element number of the neighbouring processor
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        MESH_TIMER_START(elementsOfEdgeTimer," Step 9:\t Updating ElementsOfEdgeLocal/Global");     
        this->edgeElements_->setElementsEdges( combinedEdgeElements );
 
        this->edgeElements_->setUpElementsOfEdge( this->elementMap_, this->edgeMap_);
 
        this->updateElementsOfEdgesLocalAndGlobal(maxRank, edgeMap);
 
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(elementsOfEdgeTimer);   
 
        MESH_TIMER_START(elementsOfSurfaceTimer," Step 10: Updating ElementsOfSurfaceLocal/Global");
        
        vec2D_GO_Type combinedSurfaceElements;
 
        this->surfaceTriangleElements_->sortUniqueAndSetGlobalIDsParallel(this->elementMap_,combinedSurfaceElements);
        
        this->surfaceTriangleElements_->setElementsSurface( combinedSurfaceElements );
 
        this->surfaceTriangleElements_->setUpElementsOfSurface( this->elementMap_, this->edgeMap_, this->edgeElements_);
 
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(elementsOfSurfaceTimer);    
 
        vec2D_GO_Type elementsOfSurfaceGlobal = this->surfaceTriangleElements_->getElementsOfSurfaceGlobal();
 
        vec2D_LO_Type elementsOfSurfaceLocal = this->surfaceTriangleElements_->getElementsOfSurfaceLocal();
 
    
        MESH_TIMER_STOP(totalTime);     
 
        
        if(this->comm_->getRank() == 0){
            std::cout << "\t__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " \t... finished Iteration " << iteration+1 << " of " << this->dim_ << "D Mesh Refinement " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " \tNumber of new Elements:\t" << this->elementMap_->getGlobalNumElements() - meshP1->elementMap_-> getGlobalNumElements() << std::endl;
            std::cout << " \tNumber of new Nodes:\t" << this->mapUnique_->getGlobalNumElements()- meshP1->mapUnique_-> getGlobalNumElements() << std::endl; 
            std::cout << " \tNumber of new Edges:\t" << this->edgeMap_->getGlobalNumElements()- meshP1->edgeMap_-> getGlobalNumElements() << std::endl;
            std::cout << "\t__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ " << std::endl;
            std::cout << " " << std::endl;
        }
 
        if(writeRefinementTime_ )
            Teuchos::TimeMonitor::report(std::cout,"Mesh Refinement");
        
    // Finally we set all changed mesh enteties for outputMesh
 
    
    outputMesh->dim_ = this->dim_ ;
    outputMesh->FEType_ = this->FEType_ ;
    outputMesh->rankRange_ =  this->rankRange_;
 
    outputMesh->elementMap_ = this->elementMap_ ;
    outputMesh->mapUnique_ = this->mapUnique_  ;
    outputMesh->mapRepeated_ = this->mapRepeated_;
    outputMesh->edgeMap_  = this->edgeMap_  ;
 
    outputMesh->elementsC_ = this->elementsC_;
    outputMesh->edgeElements_ = this->edgeElements_;
    outputMesh->surfaceTriangleElements_ = this->surfaceTriangleElements_;
 
    outputMesh->pointsRep_ =  this->pointsRep_  ; 
    outputMesh->pointsUni_ = this->pointsUni_; 
 
    outputMesh->bcFlagUni_ = this->bcFlagUni_ ; 
    outputMesh->bcFlagRep_ = this->bcFlagRep_ ;
 
 
    outputMesh->edgesElementOrder_ = this->edgesElementOrder_;
    outputMesh->numElementsGlob_ = this->numElementsGlob_  ; 
 
    }
 
 
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
vec_bool_Type RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::checkInterfaceSurface( EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements,vec_int_Type originFlag, vec_int_Type edgeNumbers, int indexElement){
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface(4);
        
        if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement() && (originFlag[0] == this->volumeID_))
                    interfaceSurface[0] = true;
        if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement() && (originFlag[1] == this->volumeID_ ))
                    interfaceSurface[1] = true;
        if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement() && (originFlag[2] == this->volumeID_))
                    interfaceSurface[2] = true;
        if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement() && (originFlag[3] == this->volumeID_ ))
                    interfaceSurface[3] = true;
 
        vec2D_LO_Type elementsOfEdgeLocal = edgeElements->getElementsOfEdgeLocal();
 
        vec2D_LO_Type edgeNumTri(4,vec_LO_Type(3));
        edgeNumTri[0] = {edgeNumbers[0],edgeNumbers[1],edgeNumbers[3]};
        edgeNumTri[1] = {edgeNumbers[0],edgeNumbers[2],edgeNumbers[4]};
        edgeNumTri[2] = {edgeNumbers[1],edgeNumbers[2],edgeNumbers[5]};
        edgeNumTri[3] = {edgeNumbers[3],edgeNumbers[4],edgeNumbers[5]};
        
 
        // We need to check additionally, if maybe all edges are part of the interface, but not the triangle itself.
        // If we find the element and the neighbouring element that share the triangle on our processor, the triangle is not part of the interface.
        for(int i=0; i<4 ; i++){
            if(interfaceSurface[i] == true){
                vec_LO_Type tmpElements(0);
                for(int j=0 ; j< elementsOfEdgeLocal[edgeNumTri[i][0]].size() ; j++){
                    if(elementsOfEdgeLocal[edgeNumTri[i][0]][j] != -1)
                        tmpElements.push_back( elementsOfEdgeLocal[edgeNumTri[i][0]][j]);
                }
 
                for(int j=0 ; j< elementsOfEdgeLocal[edgeNumTri[i][1]].size() ; j++){
                    if(elementsOfEdgeLocal[edgeNumTri[i][1]][j] != -1)
                        tmpElements.push_back( elementsOfEdgeLocal[edgeNumTri[i][1]][j]);
                }
 
 
                sort(tmpElements.begin(),tmpElements.end());
                bool found =false;
 
                for(int j=0; j< tmpElements.size()-1; j++){
                    if((tmpElements[j] == tmpElements[j+1] )&& (tmpElements[j] != indexElement) ) { 
                        found = true;
                    }
                }
                if(found == true)
                    interfaceSurface[i] = false;
 
 
            }
        }
 
        return interfaceSurface;
}

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::buildNodeMap(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, MapConstPtr_Type mapGlobalProc, MapConstPtr_Type mapProc, int newPoints, int newPointsRepeated){
        int maxRank = std::get<1>(this->rankRange_);
        const int myRank = this->comm_->getRank();
 
        // Collecting the number of new Points and repeated new Points in total on each Proc
        int globalCountPoints = 0; 
        int globalCountRepeated = 0;
        reduceAll<int, int> (*this->comm_, REDUCE_SUM, newPoints, outArg (globalCountPoints));
        reduceAll<int, int> (*this->comm_, REDUCE_SUM, newPointsRepeated, outArg (globalCountRepeated));
        // Setting Unique newPoints as value for communication
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type exportLocalEntry = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapProc, 1 ) );
 
        // Unique Points on each Proc
        int newPointsUnique= newPoints - newPointsRepeated;
        exportLocalEntry->putScalar( (LO) newPointsUnique);
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isActiveNodeUnique= Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalProc, 1 ) );
        isActiveNodeUnique->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isActiveNodeUnique->importFromVector( exportLocalEntry, true, "Insert");
        // -> Result: Information on uniquely added Points of each Proc is accessible to all
 
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP<const LO> nodesUniqueProcList = isActiveNodeUnique-> getData(0);
            
        // Step 1: Add Nodes that are repeated on the processors
        // Generally we allocate the first 'n' Points to Proc 0, the following start with (n+1) on Proc 1 and so on -> ProcOffset
 
        GO refineOffset = this->mapUnique_->getMaxAllGlobalIndex()+1; // Number of Nodes before Refinement
        int procOffset=0;
        for(int i=0; i< myRank; i++)
            procOffset = procOffset + nodesUniqueProcList[i];
 
        MapConstPtr_Type mapRepeatedP1 = this->getMapRepeated(); // Maps
        Teuchos::ArrayView<const GO> nodeList = mapRepeatedP1->getNodeElementList();
        vec_GO_Type vecGlobalIDsOld = Teuchos::createVector( nodeList );
      
        vec_GO_Type vecGlobalIDs(this->pointsRep_->size(),-1);
 
        for (int i=0; i<vecGlobalIDsOld.size(); i++){
            vecGlobalIDs[i] = vecGlobalIDsOld[ i] ; // (i + refineOffset+procOffset);
        }
 
        // Add Nodes that are on the interface -> repeated Points
        int sumPointsUnique = globalCountPoints - globalCountRepeated;
    
 
        // First we determine a Map only for the interface Nodes
        // This will reduce the size of the Matrix we build later significantly if only look at the interface edges
        int numEdges= edgeElements->numberElements();
        vec2D_GO_Type inzidenzIndices(0,vec_GO_Type(2)); // Vector that stores global IDs of each edge (in Repeated Sense)
        vec_LO_Type localNodeIndex(0); // stores the local ID of node in question 
        vec_GO_Type id(2);
 
 
        int interfaceNum=0;
        for(int i=0; i<numEdges; i++ ){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(i).isInterfaceElement() && edgeElements->getElement(i).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                id[0] = this->mapRepeated_->getGlobalElement(edgeElements->getElement(i).getNode(0)); 
                id[1] = this->mapRepeated_->getGlobalElement(edgeElements->getElement(i).getNode(1));
                
                sort(id.begin(),id.end());
                inzidenzIndices.push_back(id);
 
                localNodeIndex.push_back(edgeElements->getMidpoint(i));
 
            }
         }
 
 
        // This Matrix is row based, where the row is based on mapInterfaceNodesUnqiue
        // We then add a '1' Entry when two global Node IDs form an edge
        MatrixPtr_Type inzidenzMatrix = Teuchos::rcp( new Matrix_Type(this->mapUnique_, 40 ) );
        Teuchos::Array<GO> index(1);
        Teuchos::Array<GO> col(1);
        Teuchos::Array<SC> value(1, Teuchos::ScalarTraits<SC>::one() );
 
        for(int i=0; i<inzidenzIndices.size(); i++ ){
    
            index[0] = inzidenzIndices[i][0];
            col[0] = inzidenzIndices[i][1];
            inzidenzMatrix->insertGlobalValues(index[0], col(), value());
        
         }
        inzidenzMatrix->fillComplete(); 
 
        // Now we count the row entries on each processor an set global IDs
 
        Teuchos::ArrayView<const LO> indices;
        Teuchos::ArrayView<const SC> values;
        vec2D_GO_Type inzidenzIndicesUnique(0,vec_GO_Type(2)); // Vector that stores only both global IDs if the first is part of my unique Interface Nodes
        MapConstPtr_Type colMap = inzidenzMatrix->getMap("col");
        MapConstPtr_Type rowMap = inzidenzMatrix->getMap("row");
        int numRows = rowMap->getNodeNumElements();
        int uniqueEdges =0;
        for(int i=0; i<numRows; i++ ){
            inzidenzMatrix->getLocalRowView(i, indices,values); 
            uniqueEdges = uniqueEdges+indices.size();
            vec_GO_Type edgeTmp(2);
            for(int j=0; j<indices.size(); j++){
                edgeTmp[0] = rowMap->getGlobalElement(i);
                edgeTmp[1] = colMap->getGlobalElement(indices[j]);
                inzidenzIndicesUnique.push_back(edgeTmp);
            }
        }
    
        exportLocalEntry->putScalar( uniqueEdges );
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type newEdgesInterfaceGlobal= Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalProc, 1 ) );
        newEdgesInterfaceGlobal->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        newEdgesInterfaceGlobal->importFromVector( exportLocalEntry, true, "Insert");
 
        // offset EdgesUnique for proc and globally
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const LO > numUniqueInterface = newEdgesInterfaceGlobal->getData(0);
 
        int procOffsetEdges=0;
        for(int i=0; i< myRank; i++)
            procOffsetEdges= procOffsetEdges + numUniqueInterface[i];
 
        int numInterfaceEdges=0;
    
        vec_GO_Type uniqueInterfaceIDsList_(inzidenzIndicesUnique.size());
        for(int i=0; i< uniqueInterfaceIDsList_.size(); i++)
            uniqueInterfaceIDsList_[i] = procOffsetEdges + i;
 
        MatrixPtr_Type indMatrix = Teuchos::rcp( new Matrix_Type(this->mapUnique_, 40 ) );
 
        for(int i=0; i<inzidenzIndicesUnique.size(); i++ ){
            index[0] = inzidenzIndicesUnique[i][0];
            col[0] = inzidenzIndicesUnique[i][1];
            Teuchos::Array<SC> value2(1,uniqueInterfaceIDsList_[i]);
            indMatrix->insertGlobalValues(index[0], col(), value2());
         }
        indMatrix->fillComplete(); 
 
        MatrixPtr_Type importMatrix = Teuchos::rcp( new Matrix_Type(this->mapRepeated_, 40 ) );
        
        importMatrix->importFromVector(indMatrix,false,"Insert");
        importMatrix->fillComplete(); 
 
        // Determine global indices
        GO edgeID=0;
        colMap = importMatrix->getMap("col");
        rowMap = importMatrix->getMap("row");
    
        LO valueID=0;
        bool found = false;
        GO entry =0;
        for(int i=0; i<inzidenzIndices.size(); i++ ){   
            importMatrix->getLocalRowView(rowMap->getLocalElement(inzidenzIndices[i][0]), indices,values); // Indices and values connected to node i / row i in Matrix
            // Entries in 'indices' represent the local entry in 'colmap
            // with 'getGlobalElement' we know the global Node ID that belongs to the first Node that form an edge
            // vector in with entries only for edges belonging to node i;
            vec2D_GO_Type indicesTmp(indices.size(),vec_GO_Type(2));
            vec_GO_Type indTmp(2);
            for(int j=0; j<indices.size(); j++){
                indTmp[0] = colMap->getGlobalElement(indices[j]);
                indTmp[1] = values[j];
                indicesTmp.push_back(indTmp);   // vector with the indices and values belonging to node i
            }
            found = false;
            for(int k=0; k<indicesTmp.size();k++){
                if(inzidenzIndices[i][1] == indicesTmp[k][0]){
                    entry =k;
                    k = indicesTmp.size();
                    edgeID = indicesTmp[entry][1];
                    vecGlobalIDs[localNodeIndex[i]] = refineOffset+sumPointsUnique + edgeID;
                    found =true;
                }
            }
            if(found == false)
                std::cout << " Asking for row " << rowMap->getLocalElement(inzidenzIndices[i][0]) << " for Edge [" << inzidenzIndices[i][0] << ",  " << inzidenzIndices[i][1] << "], on Proc " << myRank << " but no Value found " <<std::endl;
         }
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
        // Step 2: Add points that are uniquely on each processor, leftover -1 entries in vecGlobalIDs signal a missing unique entry
        // all left over entries 
        int count =0;
        for (int i= vecGlobalIDsOld.size(); i < this->pointsRep_->size() ; i++){
            if(vecGlobalIDs[i] == -1){
                vecGlobalIDs[i] = count + refineOffset+procOffset;
                count ++;
            }
        }
        Teuchos::RCP<std::vector<GO> > pointsRepGlobMapping = Teuchos::rcp( new std::vector<GO>( vecGlobalIDs ) );
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> pointsRepGlobMappingArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( *pointsRepGlobMapping );
        
        this->mapRepeated_.reset(new Map<LO,GO,NO>( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), pointsRepGlobMappingArray, 0, this->comm_) );
        this->mapUnique_ = this->mapRepeated_->buildUniqueMap( this->rankRange_ );
    
    
        // Points and Flags Unique
        this->pointsUni_.reset(new std::vector<std::vector<double> >( this->mapUnique_->getNodeNumElements(), std::vector<double>(this->dim_,-1. ) ) );
        this->bcFlagUni_.reset( new std::vector<int> ( this->mapUnique_->getNodeNumElements(), 0 ) );
        for (int i=0; i<this->mapUnique_->getNodeNumElements(); i++) {
            GO gid = this->mapUnique_->getGlobalElement( i );
            LO id = this->mapRepeated_->getLocalElement( this->mapUnique_->getGlobalElement( i ) );
            this->pointsUni_->at(i) = this->pointsRep_->at(id);
            this->bcFlagUni_->at(i) = this->bcFlagRep_->at(id);
        }
 
 
 
}

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::buildSurfaceTriangleElements(ElementsPtr_Type elements, EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements, MapConstPtr_Type edgeMap, MapConstPtr_Type elementMap ){
    TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( elements.is_null(), std::runtime_error, "Elements not initialized!");
    TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( surfaceTriangleElements.is_null(), std::runtime_error, "Surface Triangle Elements not initialized!");
 
 
    vec_LO_Type nodeInd(4);
    vec2D_int_Type newTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(0)); // new Triangles
    
    vec_GO_Type globalInterfaceIDs = edgeElements->determineInterfaceEdges(edgeMap);
    //if(edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(0) ) here we need some sort of test if the function was already used
    edgeElements->matchEdgesToElements(elementMap);
 
    for(int T=0; T<elements->numberElements(); T++){
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(T); // indeces of edges belonging to element
 
        // Extract the four points of tetraeder
        vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
            nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
        }
        sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
        nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
 
        // With our sorted Nodes we construct edges as follows
 
        // Edge_0 = [x_0,x_1]
        // Edge_1 = [x_0,x_2]    
        // Edge_2 = [x_0,x_3]    
        // Edge_3 = [x_1,x_2]
        // Edge_4 = [x_1,x_3]    
        // Edge_5 = [x_2,x_3]
 
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeNumbers;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                    edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[1] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[2] = edgeNumbersTmp[i]; 
            }
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[3] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[4] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
             else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[5] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
        }
 
        // We hace 4 Triangles in our Tetraedron
        // If one or more of those Triangles are Part of the domains' boundaries, they are added to the element in question as subelement
        // We extract them in follwing pattern:
 
        // Tri_0 = [x_0,x_1,x_2] -> Edge 0,1,3
        // Tri_1 = [x_0,x_1,x_3] -> Edge 0,2,4
        // Tri_2 = [x_0,x_2,x_3] -> Edge 1,2,5
        // Tri_3 = [x_1,x_2,x_3] -> Edge 3,4,5
 
        // We check if one or more of these triangles are part of the boundary surface and determine there flag
 
        vec2D_int_Type originTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(3));
        originTriangles[0] = {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2]};
        originTriangles[1] = {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[1],nodeInd[3]};
        originTriangles[2] = {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        originTriangles[3] = {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        
        
        vec_int_Type originFlag(4,this->volumeID_); // Triangle Flag
        int numberSubElSurf=0;
        vec_LO_Type triTmp(3);
        vec_int_Type originTriangleTmp(3);
        int entry; 
        if (elements->getElement(T).subElementsInitialized() ){
            numberSubElSurf = elements->getElement(T).getSubElements()->numberElements();
            for(int k=0; k< numberSubElSurf ; k++){
                //cout << " Flags of Subelements " << elements->getElement(T).getSubElements()->getElement(k).getFlag() << endl;
                triTmp =elements->getElement(T).getSubElements()->getElement(k).getVectorNodeList();
                for(int j=0; j<4 ; j++){
                    originTriangleTmp = originTriangles[j];
                    sort(originTriangleTmp.begin(),originTriangleTmp.end());
                    sort(triTmp.begin(),triTmp.end());
                    if(triTmp[0] == originTriangleTmp[0] && triTmp[1] == originTriangleTmp[1] &&  triTmp[2] == originTriangleTmp[2] ) 
                        originFlag[j] = elements->getElement(T).getSubElements()->getElement(k).getFlag();
                
                }
            }
        }
 
        // Furthermore we have to determine whether the triangles are part of the interface between processors, as we need this information to determine if edges
        // that emerge on the triangles are part of the interface
        // A triangle is part of the interface if all of its edges are part of the interface (the information if edges are part of the interface was determined
        // in the beginning of the Mesh Refinement by 'determineInterfaceEdges')
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface = checkInterfaceSurface(edgeElements,originFlag, edgeNumbers,T);
        
        for(int j=0; j<4; j++){ 
            sort( newTriangles.at(j).begin(), newTriangles.at(j).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(originTriangles[j],originFlag[j]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(interfaceSurface[j]);
            surfaceTriangleElements->addSurface(feNew, T);
        }
    }
    vec2D_GO_Type combinedSurfaceElements;
    surfaceTriangleElements->sortUniqueAndSetGlobalIDsParallel(elementMap,combinedSurfaceElements);
    
    surfaceTriangleElements->setElementsSurface( combinedSurfaceElements );
 
    surfaceTriangleElements->setUpElementsOfSurface(elementMap,edgeMap, edgeElements);  
}
 
 
 

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::buildEdgeMap(MapConstPtr_Type mapGlobalProc,MapConstPtr_Type mapProc){
 
        vec2D_int_Type interfaceEdgesLocalId(1,vec_int_Type(1));
        int maxRank = std::get<1>(this->rankRange_);
        const int myRank = this->comm_->getRank();
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type exportLocalEntry = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapProc, 1 ) );
 
        // (A) First we determine a Map only for the interface Nodes
        // This will reduce the size of the Matrix we build later significantly if only look at the interface edges
        int numEdges= this->edgeElements_->numberElements();
        vec2D_GO_Type inzidenzIndices(0,vec_GO_Type(2)); // Vector that stores global IDs of each edge (in Repeated Sense)
        vec_LO_Type localEdgeIndex(0); // stores the local ID of edges in question 
        vec_GO_Type id(2);
        int edgesUnique=0;
        EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements = this->edgeElements_; // Edges
 
        vec2D_dbl_ptr_Type points = this->pointsRep_;
 
        int interfaceNum=0;
        for(int i=0; i<numEdges; i++ ){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(i).isInterfaceElement()){
 
                id[0] = this->mapRepeated_->getGlobalElement(edgeElements->getElement(i).getNode(0)); 
                id[1] = this->mapRepeated_->getGlobalElement(edgeElements->getElement(i).getNode(1));
                
 
 
                sort(id.begin(),id.end());
                inzidenzIndices.push_back(id);
 
                localEdgeIndex.push_back(i);
                interfaceNum++;
            }
    
            else{
                edgesUnique++;
            }
 
 
         }
 
 
        // This Matrix is row based, where the row is based on mapInterfaceNodesUnqiue
        // We then add a '1' Entry when two global Node IDs form an edge
        MatrixPtr_Type inzidenzMatrix = Teuchos::rcp( new Matrix_Type(this->mapUnique_, 40 ) );
        Teuchos::Array<GO> index(1);
        Teuchos::Array<GO> col(1);
        Teuchos::Array<SC> value(1, Teuchos::ScalarTraits<SC>::one() );
 
        for(int i=0; i<inzidenzIndices.size(); i++ ){
    
            index[0] = inzidenzIndices[i][0];
            col[0] = inzidenzIndices[i][1];
            inzidenzMatrix->insertGlobalValues(index[0], col(), value());
        
         }
        inzidenzMatrix->fillComplete(); //mapInterfaceNodesUnique,mapInterfaceNodesUnique);
        
    
        // ---------------------------------------------------
        // 2 .Set unique edges IDs ---------------------------
        // Setting the IDs of Edges that are uniquely on one
        // Processor
        // ---------------------------------------------------
        exportLocalEntry->putScalar( (LO) edgesUnique );
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type newEdgesUniqueGlobal= Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalProc, 1 ) );
        newEdgesUniqueGlobal->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        newEdgesUniqueGlobal->importFromVector( exportLocalEntry, true, "Insert");
        // offset EdgesUnique for proc and globally
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const LO > newEdgesList = newEdgesUniqueGlobal->getData(0);
 
        GO procOffsetEdges=0;
        for(int i=0; i< myRank; i++)
            procOffsetEdges= procOffsetEdges + newEdgesList[i];
 
        // global IDs for map
        vec_GO_Type vecGlobalIDsEdges(this->edgeElements_->numberElements()); 
    
        // Step 1: adding unique global edge IDs
        int count=0;
        for(int i=0; i< this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); i++){
            if(!this->edgeElements_->getElement(i).isInterfaceElement()){
                vecGlobalIDsEdges.at(i) = procOffsetEdges+count;
                count++;
            }
        }   
        
        // Now we add the repeated ids, by first turning interfaceEdgesTag into a map
        // Offset for interface IDS:
        GO offsetInterface=0;
        for(int i=0; i< maxRank+1; i++)
             offsetInterface=  offsetInterface + newEdgesList[i];
        
        //Now we count the row entries on each processor an set global IDs
 
        Teuchos::ArrayView<const LO> indices;
        Teuchos::ArrayView<const SC> values;
        vec2D_GO_Type inzidenzIndicesUnique(0,vec_GO_Type(2)); // Vector that stores only both global IDs if the first is part of my unique Interface Nodes
        MapConstPtr_Type colMap = inzidenzMatrix->getMap("col");
        MapConstPtr_Type rowMap = inzidenzMatrix->getMap("row");
        int numRows = rowMap->getNodeNumElements();
        int uniqueEdges =0;
        for(int i=0; i<numRows; i++ ){
            inzidenzMatrix->getLocalRowView(i, indices,values); 
            uniqueEdges = uniqueEdges+indices.size();
            vec_GO_Type edgeTmp(2);
            for(int j=0; j<indices.size(); j++){
                edgeTmp[0] = rowMap->getGlobalElement(i);
                edgeTmp[1] = colMap->getGlobalElement(indices[j]);
                inzidenzIndicesUnique.push_back(edgeTmp);
            }
        }
    
        exportLocalEntry->putScalar( uniqueEdges );
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type newEdgesInterfaceGlobal= Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalProc, 1 ) );
        newEdgesInterfaceGlobal->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        newEdgesInterfaceGlobal->importFromVector( exportLocalEntry, true, "Insert");
 
        // offset EdgesUnique for proc and globally
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const LO > numUniqueInterface = newEdgesInterfaceGlobal->getData(0);
 
        procOffsetEdges=0;
        for(int i=0; i< myRank; i++)
            procOffsetEdges= procOffsetEdges + numUniqueInterface[i];
 
        int numInterfaceEdges=0;
        
        vec_GO_Type uniqueInterfaceIDsList_(inzidenzIndicesUnique.size());
        for(int i=0; i< uniqueInterfaceIDsList_.size(); i++)
            uniqueInterfaceIDsList_[i] = procOffsetEdges + i;
 
        MatrixPtr_Type indMatrix = Teuchos::rcp( new Matrix_Type(this->mapUnique_, 40 ) );
 
        for(int i=0; i<inzidenzIndicesUnique.size(); i++ ){
            index[0] = inzidenzIndicesUnique[i][0];
            col[0] = inzidenzIndicesUnique[i][1];
            Teuchos::Array<SC> value2(1,uniqueInterfaceIDsList_[i]);
            indMatrix->insertGlobalValues(index[0], col(), value2());
         }
        indMatrix->fillComplete(); 
 
        MatrixPtr_Type importMatrix = Teuchos::rcp( new Matrix_Type(this->mapRepeated_, 40 ) );
        
        importMatrix->importFromVector(indMatrix,false,"Insert");
        importMatrix->fillComplete();       
        
        // Determine global indices
        GO edgeID=0;
        colMap = importMatrix->getMap("col");
        rowMap = importMatrix->getMap("row");
    
        LO valueID=0;
        bool found = false;
        GO entry =0;
        for(int i=0; i<inzidenzIndices.size(); i++ ){
            
            importMatrix->getLocalRowView(rowMap->getLocalElement(inzidenzIndices[i][0]), indices,values); // Indices and values connected to node i / row i in Matrix
            // Entries in 'indices' represent the local entry in 'colmap
            // with 'getGlobalElement' we know the global Node ID that belongs to the first Node that form an edge
            // vector in with entries only for edges belonging to node i;
            vec2D_GO_Type indicesTmp(indices.size(),vec_GO_Type(2));
            vec_GO_Type indTmp(2);
            for(int j=0; j<indices.size(); j++){
                indTmp[0] = colMap->getGlobalElement(indices[j]);
                indTmp[1] = values[j];
                indicesTmp.push_back(indTmp);   // vector with the indices and values belonging to node i
            }
            //sort(indicesTmp.begin(),indicesTmp.end());
            found = false;
            for(int k=0; k<indicesTmp.size();k++){
                if(inzidenzIndices[i][1] == indicesTmp[k][0]){
                    entry =k;
                    k = indicesTmp.size();
                    edgeID = indicesTmp[entry][1];
                    vecGlobalIDsEdges.at(localEdgeIndex[i]) = offsetInterface + edgeID;
                    found =true;
                }
            }
            if(found == false)
                std::cout << " Asking for row " << rowMap->getLocalElement(inzidenzIndices[i][0]) << " for Edge [" << inzidenzIndices[i][0] << ",  " << inzidenzIndices[i][1] << "], on Proc " << myRank << " but no Value found " <<std::endl;
         }
 
 
        Teuchos::RCP<std::vector<GO>> edgesGlobMapping = Teuchos::rcp( new std::vector<GO>( vecGlobalIDsEdges ) );
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> edgesGlobMappingArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( *edgesGlobMapping);
 
        this->edgeMap_.reset(new Map<LO,GO,NO>(Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), edgesGlobMappingArray, 0, this->comm_) );
        //this->edgeMap_->print();
}
 

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refinementRestrictions(MeshUnstrPtr_Type meshP1, ElementsPtr_Type elements ,EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements,SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements,int& newPoints, int& newPointsCommon, vec_GO_Type& globalInterfaceIDsTagged, MapConstPtr_Type mapInterfaceEdges,int& newElements){
 
    vec2D_dbl_ptr_Type points = meshP1->getPointsRepeated(); // Points
    std::string restriction = refinementRestriction_;
 
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        // We determine whether a element that is tagged for green refinement has been refined green in the previous refinement
        // If thats is the case, we choose to refine element blue instead by adding a node to the longest edge
        vec_int_Type tagCounter(elements->numberElements());
 
        int edgeNum;
 
        MapConstPtr_Type edgeMap = meshP1->getEdgeMap();
 
        // Determine Global Ids of Interface Edges
        vec2D_GO_Type elementsOfEdgesGlobal = edgeElements->getElementsOfEdgeGlobal();
        vec2D_LO_Type elementsOfEdgesLocal = edgeElements->getElementsOfEdgeLocal();
        
        int entry;
 
        for(int i=0;i<elements->numberElements() ;i++){
            for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
                edgeNum = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i).at(j);
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                    tagCounter[i]=tagCounter[i]+1; // We count the tags of element -> one Tag equals green Refinement
                }
            }
        }
 
        int layer =1;
        while(layer >0){
            vec_GO_Type globalEdges(0);
            layer=0;
            if(refinementRestriction_ == "Bisection"){
                for(int i=0;i<elements->numberElements() ;i++){
                    if(elements->getElement(i).isTaggedForRefinement()==false){ // only looking at the untagged Elements
                        if(tagCounter[i]==1){
                            entry = this->determineLongestEdge(edgeElements,edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i),points); // we determine the edge, we would choose for blue Refinement
                            if(!edgeElements->getElement(entry).isTaggedForRefinement()){ // If the longestest edge is already the tagged one, we leave the Element alone
                                edgeElements->getElement(entry).tagForRefinement(); // we tag the Element for refinement
                                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,entry);   // we add the necessary midpoint
                                newPoints ++; // add new Points 
                                if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).size() > 1){
                                    if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0) != -1)
                                        tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0)] ++;
                                    else
                                        globalEdges.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(entry));  // and add the index for communication later
                                    if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(1) != -1)
                                        tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(1)] ++;
                                    else
                                        globalEdges.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(entry));  // and add the index for communication later
                                }
                                else
                                    tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0)] ++;
 
                                tagCounter[i] = -1; // This element now has been refined optimally, so no other checks are necessary
                                layer++;
                            }
                        }
                        if(tagCounter[i]==2){
                            entry = this->determineLongestEdge(edgeElements,edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i),points); // we determine the edge, we would choose for blue Refinement
                            if(!edgeElements->getElement(entry).isTaggedForRefinement()){ // If the longestest edge is already the tagged one, we leave the Element alone
                                //std::cout <<" Change to red in k= " << k << std::endl;
                                edgeElements->getElement(entry).tagForRefinement(); // we tag the Element for refinement
                                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,entry);   // we add the necessary midpoint
                                newPoints ++; // add new Points 
                                if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).size() > 1){
                                    if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0) != -1)
                                        tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0)] ++;
                                    else
                                        globalEdges.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(entry));  // and add the index for communication later
 
                                    if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(1) != -1)
                                        tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(1)] ++;
                                    else
                                        globalEdges.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(entry));  // and add the index for communication later
 
                                }
                                else
                                    tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0)] ++;
 
                                tagCounter[i] = -1; // This element now has been refined optimally, so no other checks are necessary
                                layer++;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
 
            else if (refinementRestriction_ == "GreenTags"){
                for(int i=0;i<elements->numberElements() ;i++){
                
                    if(elements->getElement(i).isTaggedForRefinement()==false){ // only looking at the untagged Elements
                    
                        if(tagCounter[i]==1 &&  elements->getElement(i).getFiniteElementRefinementType() == "green"){
                            entry = this->determineLongestEdge(edgeElements,edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i),points); // we determine the edge, we would choose for blue Refinement
                            if(!edgeElements->getElement(entry).isTaggedForRefinement()){ // If the longestest edge is already the tagged one, we leave the Element alone
                                edgeElements->getElement(entry).tagForRefinement(); // we tag the Element for refinement
                                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,entry);   // we add the necessary midpoint
                                newPoints ++; // add new Points 
                                if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).size() > 1){
                                    if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0) != -1)
                                        tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0)] ++;
                                    else
                                        globalEdges.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(entry));  // and add the index for communication later
                                    if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(1) != -1)
                                        tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(1)] ++;
                                    else
                                        globalEdges.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(entry));  // and add the index for communication later
                                }
                                else
                                    tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(entry).at(0)] ++;
 
                                tagCounter[i] = -1; // This element now has been refined optimally, so no other checks are necessary
                                layer++;
                            }
                        }
                        
                    }
                }
            }
 
            reduceAll<int, int> (*this->comm_, REDUCE_SUM, layer, outArg (layer));
 
            // Constructing a map of the global IDs of the tagged Edges 
            Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> globalEdgesArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( globalEdges);
            MapPtr_Type mapEdgesTagged =
                Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), globalEdgesArray, 0, this->comm_) );
            // Multivector based on taggesEdgesMap with one as entries
            MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isActiveEdge = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapEdgesTagged, 1 ) );
            isActiveEdge->putScalar( (LO) 1);
            //isActiveEdge->print();
 
            // Creating a Multivector based on the unique edgeMap and repeated edge map with zeros as entries
            MultiVectorLOPtr_Type taggedEdgesLocal = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type(mapInterfaceEdges, 1 ) );
            taggedEdgesLocal->putScalar(0);
 
            taggedEdgesLocal->importFromVector(isActiveEdge, true, "Insert"); // From this we know that -> one signifies a tagged edge -> if we didn't tag it -> refine
        
            //taggedEdgesLocal->print();
 
            Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const LO >  tags = taggedEdgesLocal->getData( 0 );
 
            // Adding Midpoints and tagging the edges that were tagged on other Procs an are on the interface
            // Collecting global Ids of tagged Interface Edges
            LO ind;
            GO indG;
            //edgeMap->print();
            for (int i=0; i<tags.size(); i++) {
                if (tags[i] > 0){
                    indG = mapInterfaceEdges->getGlobalElement(i);
                    ind = edgeMap->getLocalElement(indG);
                    globalInterfaceIDsTagged.push_back(indG);
                    newPointsCommon ++;
                    if(!edgeElements->getElement(ind).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                        edgeElements->getElement(ind).tagForRefinement();
                        this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,ind);
                        // globalen Index der Kante -> alle Prozessoren haben diese Kante -> die Knoten die hier hinzugefügt werden sind haben auf allen Proc den gleichen Index
                        newPoints ++;
 
                        if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(ind).at(0) != -1 ){
                            if(tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(ind).at(0)] != -1)
                                tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(ind).at(0)] ++;
                        }
                        if(elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(ind).at(1) != -1){
                            if(tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(ind).at(1)] != -1)
                                tagCounter[elementsOfEdgesLocal.at(ind).at(1)] ++;
                        }
                                
                    }
                }
        
            }   
        }   
    }
 
 
    else if(this->dim_== 3){
        restriction = refinementRestriction_;
        int alright = 0;
        MapConstPtr_Type edgeMap = meshP1->getEdgeMap();
        int numPoints=0;
        int layer =0;
        int inputLayer = currentIter_;
        while(alright==0){
            alright=1;
            if(layer == inputLayer &&( restriction == "Bey" || restriction == "BeyIrregular") ){
                restriction = "Bey";            
            }
            else if( layer == inputLayer +1)
                restriction = "None";
            layer++;
            vec_GO_Type untaggedIDs(0);
            for(int i=0;i<elements->numberElements() ;i++){
                vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
                int nodeTag=0;
                int edgeTag=0;
                vec_GO_Type untaggedIDsTmp(0);
                int entry =0;
                if(elements->getElement(i).isTaggedForRefinement()==false){ // only looking at the untagged Elements
                    for(int j=0;j<6;j++){
                        int edgeNum = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i).at(j);
                        if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                            nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).getNode(0));
                            nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).getNode(1));
                            edgeTag++;
                        }
                        else{
                            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).isInterfaceElement())
                                untaggedIDsTmp.push_back(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(edgeNum));
                        }
                    }
                    sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
                    nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
                    nodeTag = nodeInd.size();
                    if(restriction == "BeyIrregular") {
                        if(edgeTag > 0 && elements->getElement(i).getFiniteElementRefinementType( ) == "irregularRegular" ){
                            numPoints= this->pointsRep_->size();
                            elements->getElement(i).tagForRefinement();
                            elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("irregular");
                            this->bisectEdges( edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements, "all");
                            newPoints=newPoints + this->pointsRep_->size()-numPoints;
                            alright=0;
                            for(int j=0; j<untaggedIDsTmp.size(); j++)
                                untaggedIDs.push_back(untaggedIDsTmp[j]);
                
                        }
                        else if(edgeTag > 0 && elements->getElement(i).getFiniteElementRefinementType( ) == "irregular"){
                            numPoints= this->pointsRep_->size();
                            elements->getElement(i).tagForRefinement();
                            this->bisectEdges( edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements, "all");
                            newPoints=newPoints + this->pointsRep_->size()-numPoints;
                            alright=0;
                            for(int j=0; j<untaggedIDsTmp.size(); j++)
                                untaggedIDs.push_back(untaggedIDsTmp[j]);
                
                        }
                    }
                    else if(restriction== "Bey") {
                        if(edgeTag > 0 && elements->getElement(i).getFiniteElementRefinementType( ) == "irregular" ){
                            numPoints= this->pointsRep_->size();
                            elements->getElement(i).tagForRefinement();
                            this->bisectEdges( edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements, "all");
                            newPoints=newPoints + this->pointsRep_->size()-numPoints;
                            alright=0;
                            for(int j=0; j<untaggedIDsTmp.size(); j++)
                                untaggedIDs.push_back(untaggedIDsTmp[j]);
                
                        }
                    }
                    if(nodeTag >3 && edgeTag >2){
                            numPoints= this->pointsRep_->size();
                            elements->getElement(i).tagForRefinement();
                            this->bisectEdges( edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements, "all");
                            newPoints=newPoints + this->pointsRep_->size()-numPoints;
                            alright=0;
                            for(int j=0; j<untaggedIDsTmp.size(); j++)
                                untaggedIDs.push_back(untaggedIDsTmp[j]);
                        }
        
                }
            }
 
            
            sort(untaggedIDs.begin(),untaggedIDs.end());
            untaggedIDs.erase(unique(untaggedIDs.begin(),untaggedIDs.end()),untaggedIDs.end());
            // Constructing a map of the global IDs of the tagged Edges 
            Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> globalEdgesArray = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( untaggedIDs);
            MapPtr_Type mapEdgesTagged =
                Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), globalEdgesArray, 0, this->comm_) );
            // Multivector based on taggesEdgesMap with one as entries
            MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isActiveEdge = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapEdgesTagged, 1 ) );
            isActiveEdge->putScalar( (LO) 1);
            //isActiveEdge->print();
 
            // Creating a Multivector based on the unique edgeMap and repeated edge map with zeros as entries
            MultiVectorLOPtr_Type taggedEdgesLocal = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type(mapInterfaceEdges, 1 ) );
            taggedEdgesLocal->putScalar(0);
 
            taggedEdgesLocal->importFromVector(isActiveEdge, true, "Insert"); // From this we know that -> one signifies a tagged edge -> if we didn't tag it -> refine
 
            Teuchos::ArrayRCP< const LO >  tags = taggedEdgesLocal->getData( 0 );
 
            // Adding Midpoints and tagging the edges that were tagged on other Procs an are on the interface
            // Collecting global Ids of tagged Interface Edges
            LO ind;
            GO indG;
 
            for (int i=0; i<tags.size(); i++) {
                if (tags[i] > 0){
                    indG = mapInterfaceEdges->getGlobalElement(i);
                    ind = edgeMap->getLocalElement(indG);
                    globalInterfaceIDsTagged.push_back(indG);
                    newPointsCommon ++;
                    if(!edgeElements->getElement(ind).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                        edgeElements->getElement(ind).tagForRefinement();
                        this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,ind);
                        // globalen Index der Kante -> alle Prozessoren haben diese Kante -> die Knoten die hier hinzugefügt werden sind haben auf allen Proc den gleichen Index
                        newPoints ++;   
                    }
                }
            }   
            reduceAll<int, int> (*this->comm_, REDUCE_MIN, alright, outArg (alright));
        }
    }   
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineMeshRegIreg(ElementsPtr_Type elements, EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, int& newElements,MapConstPtr_Type edgeMap, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements) 
{
    if(this->dim_==2){
        int edgeNum=0;
        vec_int_Type tagCounter2(elements->numberElements());
        for(int i=0;i<elements->numberElements() ;i++){
            for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
                edgeNum = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i).at(j);
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).isTaggedForRefinement())
                    tagCounter2[i] ++;
            }
            if(tagCounter2[i] == 1){
                elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("green");
                this->refineGreen(edgeElements, elements, i);
                newElements ++;
            }
            else if(tagCounter2[i] == 2){
                elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("blue");
                this->refineBlue(edgeElements, elements, i);
                newElements= newElements+2;
                }   
            else if(tagCounter2[i] == 3){
                elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("regular");
                if(refinementMode_ == "Bisection"){
                    this->bisectElement3(edgeElements, elements, i);
                }
                else    
                    this->refineRegular(edgeElements, elements, i, surfaceTriangleElements);
                    newElements= newElements+3;
                }
            else {
                // the element in question has not been refined, nor its neighbour -> add edges to edge list
                vec_int_Type edgesOfElement = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i);
                for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
                    edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).setFiniteElementRefinementType("unrefined");
                    edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).setPredecessorElement(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(edgesOfElement[j]));
                    edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).setInterfaceElement( edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).isInterfaceElement());
                    this->edgeElements_->addEdge(edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]),i);
                    
                    /*if(edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).getFlag() !=0 && edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).getFlag() !=10){
                        if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i).subElementsInitialized() )
                            this->elementsC_->getElement(i).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i).addSubElement(edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j])); 
                    }*/
 
                }   
 
            }
        }
    }
    // Irregular Refinement algorithm according to Bey
    else if(this->dim_==3){
        int edgeNum=0;
        int nodeTag =0;
        int edgeTag =0;
        for(int i=0;i<elements->numberElements() ;i++){
            vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
            nodeTag=0;
            edgeTag=0;
            for(int j=0;j<6;j++){
                edgeNum = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i).at(j);
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                    nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).getNode(0));
                    nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNum).getNode(1));
                    edgeTag++;
                }
            }
            sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
            nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
            nodeTag = nodeInd.size();
        
            if(nodeTag == 3 && edgeTag ==3){
                //elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("Type1");
                //std::cout << " Requesting Type 1 Refinement on Processor " << this->comm_->getRank()<< std::endl;
                this->refineType1(edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements);
                newElements = newElements+3;
            }
            else if(nodeTag == 2 && edgeTag == 1){
                //elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("Type2");
                //std::cout << " Requesting Type 2 Refinement on Processor " << this->comm_->getRank() << std::endl;
                this->refineType2(edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements);
                newElements ++;
 
            }
            else if(nodeTag == 3 && edgeTag == 2){
                //elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("Type3");
                //std::cout << " Requesting Type 3 Refinement on Processor " << this->comm_->getRank() << std::endl;
                this->refineType3(edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements);
 
                newElements = newElements+2;
            }
            else if(nodeTag == 4 && edgeTag == 2){
                //elements->getElement(i).setFiniteElementRefinementType("Type4");
                //std::cout << " Requesting Type 4 Refinement on Processor " << this->comm_->getRank() << std::endl;
                this->refineType4(edgeElements, elements, i,surfaceTriangleElements);
                newElements = newElements+3;
            }
            else if(nodeTag == 4 && edgeTag == 6 ){
                this->refineRegular(edgeElements, elements, i, surfaceTriangleElements);
                newElements = newElements+7;
            }
            else if(nodeTag >3 && edgeTag >2){
                    TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "RefineMesh: Requesting 3D Refinement Type, that doesn't exist.");
            }
 
            else if(edgeTag ==0){
                vec_int_Type edgesOfElement = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(i);
                for(int j=0;j<6;j++){
                    edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).setFiniteElementRefinementType("unrefined");
                    edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]).setPredecessorElement(edgeMap->getGlobalElement(edgesOfElement[j]));
                    this->edgeElements_->addEdge(edgeElements->getElement(edgesOfElement[j]),i);
 
                }
 
                vec_int_Type surfacesOfElement = surfaceTriangleElements->getSurfacesOfElement(i);
                for(int j=0;j<4;j++){
                    this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(surfaceTriangleElements->getElement(surfacesOfElement[j]),i);
                }
            }
        }
    }
                        
    for(int j=0;j<this->edgeElements_->numberElements();j++){
        if(this->edgeElements_->getElement(j).isTaggedForRefinement())
            std::cout<< "tagged edge element somehow made it " << std::endl;
    }
 
}
 

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::updateElementsOfEdgesLocalAndGlobal(int maxRank,  MapConstPtr_Type edgeMap){
 
    if(maxRank >0 && this->dim_ == 2){
        vec_GO_Type edgesInterfaceGlobalID(0);
        LO id=0;
        for(int i=0; i< this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); i++){
            if(this->edgeElements_->getElement(i).isInterfaceElement() ){       
                this->edgeElements_->setElementsOfEdgeLocalEntry(i,-1);
                edgesInterfaceGlobalID.push_back(this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(i)); // extracting the global IDs of the new interfaceEdges
            }
            
        }
 
        // communticating elements across interface
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> edgesInterfaceGlobalID_ = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( edgesInterfaceGlobalID);
 
        MapPtr_Type mapGlobalInterface =
            Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type(  Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), edgesInterfaceGlobalID_, 0, this->comm_) );
        //mapGlobalInterface->print();
 
        // Global IDs of Procs
        // Setting newPoints as to be communicated Values
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type interfaceElements = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterface, 1 ) );
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< LO > interfaceElementsEntries  = interfaceElements->getDataNonConst(0);
 
        for(int i=0; i< interfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){
            interfaceElementsEntries[i] = this->edgeElements_->getElementsOfEdgeGlobal(this->edgeMap_->getLocalElement(edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i])).at(0);
        }
 
        MapConstPtr_Type mapGlobalInterfaceUnique = mapGlobalInterface->buildUniqueMap( this->rankRange_ );
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement_imp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterfaceUnique, 1 ) );
        isInterfaceElement_imp->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isInterfaceElement_imp->importFromVector( interfaceElements, false, "Insert");
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement_exp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterfaceUnique, 1 ) );
        isInterfaceElement_exp->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isInterfaceElement_exp->exportFromVector( interfaceElements, false, "Insert");
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement2_imp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterface, 1 ) );
        isInterfaceElement2_imp->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isInterfaceElement2_imp->importFromVector(isInterfaceElement_imp, false, "Insert");
 
        isInterfaceElement2_imp->exportFromVector(isInterfaceElement_exp, false, "Insert");
 
        interfaceElementsEntries  = isInterfaceElement2_imp->getDataNonConst(0);
 
        for(int i=0; i< interfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){
            this->edgeElements_->setElementsOfEdgeGlobalEntry(this->edgeMap_->getLocalElement(edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i]),interfaceElementsEntries[i]);
            }
 
    }
 
    // Contrary to the 2D case in 3D an edge can be part of more than two elements
    // We need to determine how many elements are connected to an edge and import the global IDs from different Processors
    if(maxRank >0 && this->dim_ == 3){
 
        // First we determine the interface edges, which entries in elementsOfEdgesGlobal/Local have to be completed
        vec_GO_Type edgesInterfaceGlobalID(0);
        vec_int_Type numberElements(0); // represents number of elements the edge is connected to on my Processor
        
        for(int i=0; i< this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); i++){
            if(this->edgeElements_->getElement(i).isInterfaceElement() ){
                edgesInterfaceGlobalID.push_back(this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(i)); // extracting the global IDs of the new interfaceEdges
            }   
        }
        sort(edgesInterfaceGlobalID.begin(), edgesInterfaceGlobalID.end());
 
        for(int i=0; i< edgesInterfaceGlobalID.size(); i++){
            numberElements.push_back(this->edgeElements_->getElementsOfEdgeGlobal(this->edgeMap_->getLocalElement(edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i])).size());
        }
            
        
        // from this we build a map
        Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> edgesInterfaceGlobalID_ = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( edgesInterfaceGlobalID);
 
        MapPtr_Type mapGlobalInterface =
            Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type(Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), edgesInterfaceGlobalID_, 0, this->comm_) );
 
        // As edges can be part of multiple elements on different processors we collect the number of elements connected to the edge in total
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type numberInterfaceElements = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterface, 1 ) );
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< LO > numberInterfaceElementsEntries  = numberInterfaceElements->getDataNonConst(0);
 
        for(int i=0; i< numberInterfaceElementsEntries.size(); i++)
            numberInterfaceElementsEntries[i] = numberElements[i];
 
        MapConstPtr_Type mapGlobalInterfaceUnique = mapGlobalInterface->buildUniqueMap( this->rankRange_ );
    
        // Element are unique to each processor. This means that the number we collect is the number of elements that are connected to my edge on other processors.
        // With the following communication we add up all the entries for a certain global Edge ID
        // Potential causes of error:
        //  - if an edge is not identified as an interface edge, of course it will not import nor export its interface Information, making itself and others incomplete
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement_exp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterfaceUnique, 1 ) );
        isInterfaceElement_exp->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isInterfaceElement_exp->exportFromVector( numberInterfaceElements, false, "Add");
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement2_imp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterface, 1 ) );
        isInterfaceElement2_imp->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
        isInterfaceElement2_imp->importFromVector(isInterfaceElement_exp, true, "Insert");
 
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< LO > numberInterfaceElementsImportEntries  = isInterfaceElement2_imp->getDataNonConst(0);
 
        vec_int_Type missingEntries(numberInterfaceElementsEntries.size());
        // With this number we can complete the elementsOfEdgeLocal List with -1 for the elements not on our processor
        for(int i=0; i<numberInterfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){
            for(int j=0; j< numberInterfaceElementsImportEntries[i] - numberInterfaceElementsEntries[i];j++){
                this->edgeElements_->setElementsOfEdgeLocalEntry(this->edgeMap_->getLocalElement(edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i]),-1);
                missingEntries[i] = numberInterfaceElementsImportEntries[i] -numberInterfaceElementsEntries[i];
            }
        }
 
        // Next we need to identify the global Element IDs of those missing entries and communicate them
        // Hey i got the global Elements ... of edge ... -> exchange
        // Elements are uniquely distributed -> you cannot import an element you already have
        // I need x number of entries -> import all i need, export all i have 
        // Global IDs of Procs
        // Setting newPoints as to be communicated Values
 
        // Communicating max number of necessary values:
        vec_int_Type::iterator it;
        it = max_element(numberElements.begin(), numberElements.end());
        int myNumberElementsMax = numberElements.at(distance(numberElements.begin(), it)); // accumulate(errorElement.begin(), errorElement.end(),0.0);
 
        reduceAll<int, int> (*this->comm_, REDUCE_MAX,  myNumberElementsMax , outArg ( myNumberElementsMax));
 
        MultiVectorLOPtr_Type interfaceElements = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterface, 1 ) );
        Teuchos::ArrayRCP< LO > interfaceElementsEntries  = interfaceElements->getDataNonConst(0);
 
        vec2D_int_Type importElements(this->edgeElements_->getElementsOfEdgeGlobal().size(),vec_int_Type( 0));
 
        // We extended this function to also consider the ranks. Before we would only exchange the information, but in case one processor received information from more than one processor at 
        // the same time some of the information would get lost. Now we only send the information one processor holds to the other at the same time and move through the processor only destributing their
        // edgeOfElementGlobal Information in a circle like order
        for(int k=0; k< maxRank+1 ; k++){
            
            vec_GO_Type edgesInterfaceGlobalIDProc;             
            if(this->comm_->getRank() == k ){
                edgesInterfaceGlobalIDProc = edgesInterfaceGlobalID; // extracting the global IDs of the new interfaceEdges
            }
                    
 
            // from this we build a map
            Teuchos::ArrayView<GO> edgesInterfaceGlobalIDProc_ = Teuchos::arrayViewFromVector( edgesInterfaceGlobalIDProc);
 
            MapPtr_Type mapGlobalInterfaceProcs =
                Teuchos::rcp( new Map_Type( Teuchos::OrdinalTraits<GO>::invalid(), edgesInterfaceGlobalIDProc_, 0, this->comm_) );
 
            for(int j=0; j< myNumberElementsMax; j++){
                MultiVectorLOPtr_Type interfaceElements = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterfaceProcs, 1 ) );
                Teuchos::ArrayRCP< LO > interfaceElementsEntries  = interfaceElements->getDataNonConst(0);
 
                for(int i=0; i< interfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){     
                    if(numberElements[i] > j && this->comm_->getRank() == k )
                        interfaceElementsEntries[i] = this->edgeElements_->getElementsOfEdgeGlobal(this->edgeMap_->getLocalElement(edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i])).at(j);
                    else
                        interfaceElementsEntries[i] = -1; 
                }
 
                MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement_exp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterfaceUnique, 1 ) );
                isInterfaceElement_exp->putScalar( (LO) -1 ); 
                isInterfaceElement_exp->exportFromVector( interfaceElements, false, "Insert");
 
                if(this->comm_->getRank() == k && mapGlobalInterfaceUnique->getNodeNumElements() > 0){
                    Teuchos::ArrayRCP< LO > interfaceElementsEntries_exp  = isInterfaceElement_exp->getDataNonConst(0);
                    for(int i=0; i<  interfaceElementsEntries_exp.size() ; i++){
                        LO id = mapGlobalInterface->getLocalElement(mapGlobalInterfaceUnique->getGlobalElement(i));
                        interfaceElementsEntries_exp[i] = interfaceElementsEntries[id];
                    }
                                    
                }
 
            
                MultiVectorLOPtr_Type isInterfaceElement2_imp = Teuchos::rcp( new MultiVectorLO_Type( mapGlobalInterface, 1 ) );
                isInterfaceElement2_imp->putScalar( (LO) 0 ); 
                isInterfaceElement2_imp->importFromVector(isInterfaceElement_exp, false, "Insert");
 
                interfaceElementsEntries  = isInterfaceElement2_imp->getDataNonConst(0);
 
                for(int i=0; i< interfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){
                    if(this->comm_->getRank() != k && interfaceElementsEntries[i] != -1)
                        importElements[i].push_back( interfaceElementsEntries[i]);
                }
                
            }
 
        }
        for(int i=0; i< interfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){
            sort(importElements[i].begin(),importElements[i].end());
            importElements[i].erase( unique(importElements[i].begin(), importElements[i].end() ), importElements[i].end() );
            if(importElements[i].size() != missingEntries[i])
               std::cout << " On Processor " << this->comm_->getRank() << " uneven number for edge imported: " << importElements[i].size() << " missing " << missingEntries[i] << " " << edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i] << std::endl; // " something went wrong while updating elementsOfEdgesGlobal as the imported entries do not match the supposed number of imported entries. Please check." << std::endl;  
        }
 
        for(int i=0; i< interfaceElementsEntries.size() ; i++){
            for(int j=0; j < importElements[i].size(); j++){
                if(importElements[i][j] != -1)
                    this->edgeElements_->setElementsOfEdgeGlobalEntry(this->edgeMap_->getLocalElement(edgesInterfaceGlobalID[i]),importElements[i][j]);
            }
        }
 
    }
 
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::addMidpoint(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, int edgeID){
 
    int midPointInd; // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
    int dim = this->dim_;
    vec2D_dbl_Type points2(0, vec_dbl_Type( dim )); // new Points -> depends on already existing point from previously refined neighbouring elements
    vec_dbl_Type point(dim); // midpoint on every edge, that will be added to points, will be added to pointsRep_
 
    vec_dbl_Type P1(dim),P2(dim); // points we extract from pointsRep_ in order to determine midPoints
 
    LO p1ID =edgeElements->getElement(edgeID).getNode(0);
    LO p2ID =edgeElements->getElement(edgeID).getNode(1);
    P1 = this->pointsRep_->at(p1ID);
    P2 = this->pointsRep_->at(p2ID);
 
    for (int d=0; d<dim; d++){
        point[d]= ( (P1)[d] + (P2)[d] ) / 2.;
    }   
    points2.push_back(point); 
 
    // New Flags:   
    this->bcFlagRep_->push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeID).getFlag());
        
    // Mittelpunkte der Kanten setzen
    edgeElements->setMidpoint(edgeID, this->pointsRep_->size());
 
    // We have to keep in mind, that the new added points need to be maped to the associated points
    this->pointsRep_->insert( this->pointsRep_->end(), points2.begin(), points2.end() );
}

 
 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
int RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::determineLongestEdge( EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, vec_int_Type edgeVec, vec2D_dbl_ptr_Type points){
    // We have to determine which edge is longer, as we use the opposite node of the longer edge for the element construction
    vec_dbl_Type length(edgeVec.size());
    vec_dbl_Type P1(this->dim_),P2(this->dim_);
    double maxLength=0.0;
    int maxEntry=0;
    LO p1ID,p2ID;
    vec2D_dbl_Type nodeInd(0,vec_dbl_Type(this->dim_+2));
    for(int i=0;i<edgeVec.size();i++){
        p1ID =edgeElements->getElement(edgeVec[i]).getNode(0);
        p2ID =edgeElements->getElement(edgeVec[i]).getNode(1);
        P1 = points->at(p1ID);
        P2 = points->at(p2ID);
        double sum=0;
        for(int j=0; j< P1.size();j++)
            sum += std::pow(P1[j]-P2[j],2);
 
        length[i] = std::sqrt(sum);
    
        vec2D_dbl_Type tmpN(0,vec_dbl_Type(this->dim_+1));
        vec_dbl_Type tagged(1,2);
        if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeVec[i]).isTaggedForRefinement() == true)
            tagged[0]=0;
        else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeVec[i]).isMarkedEdge()==true)
            tagged[0]=1;
 
        tmpN.push_back(P1);
        tmpN.push_back(P2);
        sort(tmpN.begin(),tmpN.end());
        tmpN[0].push_back(i);
        tmpN[0].push_back(length[i]);
        nodeInd.push_back(tmpN[0]);
        nodeInd[i].insert( nodeInd[i].begin(), tagged.begin(), tagged.end() );
    }
    sort(nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end());
    int lInd = nodeInd[0].size()-1;
    for(int i=0; i< nodeInd.size(); i++){
        if(nodeInd[i][lInd] > maxLength){
            maxLength = nodeInd[i][lInd];
            maxEntry= (int) nodeInd[i][lInd-1];
        }
    }
            
 
    return edgeVec[maxEntry];
    
}

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineBlue(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement){
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        // The necessary Point was already added to the nodelist
        // now we have to figure out, which node it is -> check the tagged edge for midpoint
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement);
 
        // midpoint index
        vec_int_Type midPointInd(0);
        vec_int_Type taggedEdge(0);
        vec_int_Type untaggedEdge(0);
        int oppositeNodeIndL, oppositeNodeIndS; // we need to determine the nodeIndex of the nodes opposite to the refined edges
 
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++)  {
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                midPointInd.push_back(edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]));       
                taggedEdge.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]);
                }
            else
                untaggedEdge.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]);
            }
                
        // We have to determine which edge is longer, as we use the opposite node of the longer edge for the element construction
        double length1, length2;
        int edgeIndexL=0; // index of the longer tagged edge in 'taggedEdge'
        int edgeIndexS=1; // index of the shorter tagged edge
        vec_dbl_Type P1(2),P2(2);
        LO p1ID =edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[0]).getNode(0);
        LO p2ID =edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[0]).getNode(1);
        P1 = this->pointsRep_->at(p1ID);
        P2 = this->pointsRep_->at(p2ID);
        length1 = std::sqrt(std::pow(P1[0]-P2[0],2)+std::pow(P1[1]-P2[1],2));
 
        p1ID =edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(0);
        p2ID =edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(1);
        P1 = this->pointsRep_->at(p1ID);
        P2 = this->pointsRep_->at(p2ID);
        length2 = std::sqrt(std::pow(P1[0]-P2[0],2)+std::pow(P1[1]-P2[1],2));
 
        if(length1 <= length2){
            edgeIndexL=1;
            edgeIndexS=0;       
        }
 
        // Determine opposite node of the longer Edge
        for(int i=0;i<3; i++){
            if(edgeNumbers[i] != taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]).getNode(0))
                    oppositeNodeIndL = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]).getNode(1))
                    oppositeNodeIndL = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]).getNode(1))
                    oppositeNodeIndL = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]).getNode(0))
                    oppositeNodeIndL = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0);
 
                i=2;
                }
           }
 
        // Determine opposite node of the shorter Edge
        for(int i=0;i<3; i++){
            if(edgeNumbers[i] != taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]).getNode(0))
                    oppositeNodeIndS = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]).getNode(1))
                    oppositeNodeIndS = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]).getNode(1))
                    oppositeNodeIndS = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]).getNode(0))
                    oppositeNodeIndS = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0);
 
                i=2;
                }
           }
 
        // Mutal Node of the two tagged edges
        int mutalNode;
        if(edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[0]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(0))
            mutalNode= edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(0);
 
        if(edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[0]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(1))
            mutalNode= edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(1);
 
        if(edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[0]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(1))
            mutalNode= edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(1);
 
        if(edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[0]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(0))
            mutalNode= edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[1]).getNode(0);
        
 
 
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(3, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // vector for the new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(9,vec_int_Type(0)); // vector for the new edges
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(9); // vector for the new flags
        vec2D_LO_Type markedPoints(0);
 
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(9);
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(9);;
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
 
        // Element 1
        (newElements)[0]={oppositeNodeIndL,midPointInd[edgeIndexL],midPointInd[edgeIndexS]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {oppositeNodeIndL ,midPointInd[edgeIndexL]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {oppositeNodeIndL,midPointInd[edgeIndexS]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {midPointInd[edgeIndexL] ,midPointInd[edgeIndexS]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[edgeIndexS]);
        edgeFlags[2]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[0] = -1;
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]);
        predecessorElement[2] = -1;
 
 
        // Element 2
        newElements[1]={oppositeNodeIndL,midPointInd[edgeIndexL],oppositeNodeIndS};
 
        (newEdges)[3] = {oppositeNodeIndL ,midPointInd[edgeIndexL]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {oppositeNodeIndL ,oppositeNodeIndS}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[edgeIndexL] ,oppositeNodeIndS}; 
 
 
        edgeFlags[3]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[4]=edgeElements->getElement(untaggedEdge[0]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[5]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[edgeIndexL]);
 
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = edgeElements->getElement(untaggedEdge[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]).isInterfaceElement();;
 
        predecessorElement[3] = -1;
        predecessorElement[4] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(untaggedEdge[0]);
        predecessorElement[5] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]);
 
 
        // Element 3
        (newElements)[2]={midPointInd[edgeIndexL] , midPointInd[edgeIndexS]  ,mutalNode};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {midPointInd[edgeIndexL] ,midPointInd[edgeIndexS]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {midPointInd[edgeIndexL] ,mutalNode}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {midPointInd[edgeIndexS] ,mutalNode}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[7]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[edgeIndexL]);
        edgeFlags[8]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[edgeIndexS]);
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]).isInterfaceElement();;
 
        predecessorElement[6] = -1;
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexL]);
        predecessorElement[8] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge[edgeIndexS]);
 
 
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
 
        for( int i=0;i<3; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("blue");
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<2)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // Kanten hinzufügen
        for( int i=0;i<9; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<6){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/3+offsetElements);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);  
 
                    }   
                }
            else{
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    }
 
                }           
        }   
 
    }
 
    else if(this->dim_ == 3){ 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "3D Algorithm for irregular MeshRefinement is currently not available, please choose uniform Refinement");
            }
    
 
 
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineGreen(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement){
 
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        // The necessary Point was already added to the nodelist
        // now we have to figure out, which node it is -> check the tagged edge for midpoint
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement);
 
        // midpoint index
        int midPointInd;
        // Id of tagged Edge (id in edgenumbers)
        int taggedEdgeId;
        // Actual Id of edge (id in Edgelist)
        int taggedEdge;
        int oppositeNodeInd; // nodeInd of node opposite to tagged edge
        vec_int_Type sortedEdges(0); // Sorting the edges in edgeNumers as follows: {taggedEdge, untaggedEdge1, untaggedEdge2}
 
        // Extracting midPoint Ind
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++)  {
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                midPointInd = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]);        
                taggedEdgeId = i;
                taggedEdge = edgeNumbers[i];
                sortedEdges.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]); // tagged edge first to sortedEdges
                }
            }
 
        // Determine opposite node of tagged edge
        for(int i=0;i<3; i++){
            if(edgeNumbers[i] != taggedEdge){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).getNode(0))
                    oppositeNodeInd = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1);
 
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).getNode(1))
                    oppositeNodeInd = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0);
 
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).getNode(1))
                    oppositeNodeInd = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1);
 
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).getNode(0))
                    oppositeNodeInd = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0);
 
                i=2;
                }
           }
 
        for(int i=0; i<3 ; i++){
            if(i != taggedEdgeId )
                sortedEdges.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]);
        }
 
        
        // adding Elements and Edges
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(2, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // vector for the new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(6,vec_int_Type(0)); // vector for the new edges
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(6); // vector for the new flags
        vec2D_LO_Type markedPoints(0);
 
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(6);
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(6);
 
        // Element 1
        (newElements)[0]={midPointInd, edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(0),  edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(1)};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {midPointInd, edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(0)}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {midPointInd, edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(1)}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(0) ,edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(1) }; 
 
        if(oppositeNodeInd == edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(0)){
            edgeFlags[0]=this->volumeID_;
            isInterfaceEdge[0] = false;
            predecessorElement[0] = -1;
            }
        else {
            edgeFlags[0]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd);
            isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).isInterfaceElement();
            predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge);
        }
    
        if(oppositeNodeInd == edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getNode(1)){
            edgeFlags[1]=this->volumeID_;
            isInterfaceEdge[1] = false;
            predecessorElement[1] = -1;
        }
        else {
            edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd);
            isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).isInterfaceElement();
            predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge);
        }
    
        edgeFlags[2]=edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).getFlag();
 
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[1]).isInterfaceElement();
 
        predecessorElement[2] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(sortedEdges[1]);
 
        // Element 2
        (newElements)[1]={midPointInd, edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(0),  edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(1)};
 
        (newEdges)[3] = {midPointInd, edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(0)}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {midPointInd, edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(1)}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(0) ,edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(1) }; 
 
        if(oppositeNodeInd == edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(0)){
            edgeFlags[3]=this->volumeID_;
            isInterfaceEdge[3] = false;
            predecessorElement[3] = -1;
 
        }   
        else {
            edgeFlags[3]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd);
            isInterfaceEdge[3] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).isInterfaceElement();
            predecessorElement[3] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge);
        }
    
        if(oppositeNodeInd == edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getNode(1)){
            edgeFlags[4]=this->volumeID_;
            isInterfaceEdge[4] = false;
            predecessorElement[4] =-1;
        }
        else {
            edgeFlags[4]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd);
            isInterfaceEdge[4] = edgeElements->getElement(taggedEdge).isInterfaceElement();
            predecessorElement[4] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(taggedEdge);
        }
    
        edgeFlags[5]=edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).getFlag();
 
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = edgeElements->getElement(sortedEdges[2]).isInterfaceElement();
 
        predecessorElement[5] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(sortedEdges[2]);
 
        // We add one element and switch one element with the element 'indexElement'
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); // for determining which edge corresponds to which element
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); // just for printing
 
        for( int i=0;i<2; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("green"); // setting green refinement type in order to check in following refinement stages
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i==0)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // add edges
        for( int i=0;i<6; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<3){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,offsetElements);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);      
                    }
                }
            else{
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    
                    }
                }
            }               
    }
 
    else if(this->dim_ == 3){ 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "3D Algorithm for irregular MeshRefinement is currently not available, please choose uniform Refinement");
            }
    
 
 
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineRed(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement){
 
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        
        // The necessary Point was already added to the nodelist
        // now we have to figure out, which node it is -> check the tagged edge for midpoint
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement);
 
        // midpoint index
        vec_int_Type midPointInd(3);
 
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++)  
            midPointInd[i] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]);
                
        // -> Edge 1: midPoint[0] - mutualNode[0] = mutualNode of Edge 1 and 2
        // -> Edge 2: midPoint[1] - mutualNode[1] = mutualNode of Edge 1 and 3
        // -> Edge 3: midpoint[3] - mutualNode[2] = mutualNode of Edge 2 and 3
        // Mutal Node of two edges
        vec_int_Type mutualNode(3);
        int ind=0;
        for(int i=0;i<2; i++){
            for(int j=1;j+i<3;j++){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0);
 
                ind++;
            }
        }
 
        // Adding Elements and the corresponding Edges
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(4, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // vector for the new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(12,vec_int_Type(0)); // vector for the new edges
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(12); // vector for the new flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(12); // bool vectot for interfaceEdges
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(12);
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
 
        // Element 1
        (newElements)[0]={mutualNode[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {mutualNode[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {mutualNode[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[2]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[2] = -1;
 
        // Element 2
        newElements[1]={mutualNode[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[3] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[3]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[4]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[5]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[3] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[4] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Element 3
        (newElements)[2]={mutualNode[2] , midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {mutualNode[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {mutualNode[2] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[7]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[8]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[8] = -1;
        // Element 4
        (newElements)[3]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};    
 
        (newEdges)[9] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[9]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[10]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[11]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[9] = -1;
        predecessorElement[10] = -1;
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),0);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("red");
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<3)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        for( int i=0;i<12; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<9){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/3+offsetElements);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);  
                    }
                }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);
            
        }
    }
    else            
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The red irregular Refinement Method you requested is only applicable to a 2 dimensional Mesh.");
        
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineType4(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements){
 
// Implementation of Type (4) Refinement Type
// We use this Refinement Type 
    if(this->dim_ == 3){ 
 
        // The way we refine the Tetrahedron is defined by how we order the nodes of the tetrahedron
        // (For the algorithm see "Tetrahedral Grid Refinement" by J. Bey 'Algorithm Regular Refinement' in Computing, Springer Verlag 1955)
 
        vec_int_Type midPointInd( 0 ); // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersUntagged(0);
 
        // We sort the node as follows:
        // In this refinement type both tagged edges don't share a common node thus we add the nodes of the first edge, then the second and order them per edge
        vec_int_Type nodeInd1(0);
        vec_int_Type nodeInd2(0);
        bool firstEdge = true;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
 
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement() && firstEdge ==false){
                nodeInd2.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
                nodeInd2.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
            }
 
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement() && firstEdge == true){
                nodeInd1.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
                nodeInd1.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
                firstEdge=false;
            }
 
        }
        sort( nodeInd1.begin(), nodeInd1.end() );
        sort( nodeInd2.begin(), nodeInd2.end() );
 
        vec_int_Type nodeInd = {nodeInd1[0],nodeInd1[1],nodeInd2[0],nodeInd2[1]};
 
        // We don't need to sort the nodes in any other way then we already did, as there is not more than one possibility to construct the subtetrahera in refinement type 3
 
        // With our sorted Nodes we construct edges as follows
        // Edge_0 = [x_0,x_1]
        // Edge_1 = [x_0,x_2]    
        // Edge_2 = [x_0,x_3]    
        // Edge_3 = [x_1,x_2]
        // Edge_4 = [x_1,x_3]    
        // Edge_5 = [x_2,x_3]
 
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeNumbers;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                    edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[1] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[2] = edgeNumbersTmp[i]; 
            }
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[3] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[4] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
             else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[5] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
        }
 
        // We hace 4 Triangles in our Tetraedron
        // If one or more of those Triangles are Part of the domains' boundaries, they are added to the element in question as subelement
        // We extract them in follwing pattern:
 
        // Tri_0 = [x_0,x_1,x_2]
        // Tri_1 = [x_0,x_1,x_3]
        // Tri_2 = [x_0,x_2,x_3]
        // Tri_3 = [x_1,x_2,x_3]
 
 
        // We check if one or more of these triangles are part of the boundary surface and determine there flag
        vec_int_Type surfaceElementsIDs = surfaceTriangleElements->getSurfacesOfElement(indexElement); // surfaces of Element k
        vec2D_int_Type originTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(3));
 
        originTriangles[0] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2] };
        originTriangles[1] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[2] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[3] = {nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
    
        vec_int_Type originFlag(4,this->volumeID_); // Triangle Flag
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface(4);
        vec_LO_Type triTmp(3);
        vec_int_Type originTriangleTmp(3);
 
        for(int i=0; i< 4 ; i++){
            originTriangleTmp = originTriangles[i];
            sort(originTriangleTmp.begin(),originTriangleTmp.end());
            for(int j=0; j<4 ; j++){
                FiniteElement surfaceTmp = surfaceTriangleElements->getElement(surfaceElementsIDs[j]);
                triTmp = surfaceTmp.getVectorNodeList();
                sort(triTmp.begin(),triTmp.end());
                if(triTmp[0] == originTriangleTmp[0] && triTmp[1] == originTriangleTmp[1] && triTmp[2] == originTriangleTmp[2]  ) {
                    originFlag[i] = surfaceTmp.getFlag();
                    interfaceSurface[i] = surfaceTmp.isInterfaceElement();
                }
            }
        }
 
        // Finally we need to determine or extract the indices of the edges midpoints. As in the describe algorithm the midpoints are set as follows:
        // Edge 0 = [x_0,x_1] -> x_01
        // Edge 1 = [x_0,x_2] -> x_02
        // Edge 2 = [x_0,x_3] -> x_03
        // Edge 3 = [x_1,x_2] -> x_12
        // Edge 4 = [x_1,x_3] -> x_13
        // Edge 5 = [x_2,x_3] -> x_23
 
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                midPointInd.push_back(edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]));
            }
        }
 
        
    
        // Now we construct the new Elements as proposed by Bey's Regular Refinement Algorithm
 
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(4, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(24,vec_int_Type(0)); // new edges
        vec2D_int_Type newTriangles(16,vec_int_Type(0)); // new Triangles
        vec_int_Type newTrianglesFlag(16) ; // new Triangle Flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceSurface(16); // bool vector for interfaceSurface Information
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(24); // new Edge flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(24); // bool vector for interfaceEdge Information
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(24); // vector that stores the global IDs of the predecessor of each edge 
 
        vec2D_LO_Type newTriangleEdgeIDs(4,vec_LO_Type(12));
 
        // How are Flags determined?
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
        // If an edges emerges on a triangle, the flag is determined by the triangle flag. Opposite to the 2D case, edges that connect midpoints are not automatically interior edges, but are
        // determined by the triangle/surface they are on
 
 
        // Element 1: (x_0,x_2,x_01,x_23)
        (newElements)[0]={nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2], midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {nodeInd[0] ,nodeInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[3] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[2]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[3]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[4]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[5]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[2] = -1;
        predecessorElement[3] = -1;
        predecessorElement[4] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[0]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[1]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[2]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[3]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[0]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[1]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[2]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[3]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[0]= interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[1]= interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[2]= false;
        isInterfaceSurface[3]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[0]={0,1,3,0,2,4,1,2,5,3,4,5};
 
        // Element 2: (x_1,x_2,x_01,x_23)
        (newElements)[1]={nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[9] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[7]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[8]=originFlag[3];
        edgeFlags[9]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[10]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[11]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[8] = -1;
        predecessorElement[9] = -1;
        predecessorElement[10] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[4]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[5]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[6]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[7]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[4]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[5]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[6]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[7]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[4]= interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[5]= interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[6]= false;
        isInterfaceSurface[7]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[1]={6,7,9,6,8,10,7,8,11,9,10,11};
 
        // Element 3: (x_0,x_3,x_01,x_23) 
        (newElements)[2]={nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[12] = {nodeInd[0] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[13] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[14] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[15] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[16] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[17] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[12]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[13]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[14]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[15]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[16]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();;
        edgeFlags[17]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[12] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[13] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[14] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[15] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[16] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[17] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[12] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[13] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[14] = -1;
        predecessorElement[15] = -1;
        predecessorElement[16] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[17] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[8]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[9]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[10]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[11]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[8]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[9]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[10]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[11]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[8]= interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[9]= interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[10]= false;
        isInterfaceSurface[11]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[2]={8,9,11,8,10,12,9,10,13,11,12,13};
 
 
        // Element 4: (x_1,x_3,x_01,x_23)
        (newElements)[3]={nodeInd[1],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[18] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[19] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[20] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[21] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[22] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[23] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[18]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[19]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[20]=originFlag[3];
        edgeFlags[21]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[22]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();;
        edgeFlags[23]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[18] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[19] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[20] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceEdge[21] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[22] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[23] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[18] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[4]);
        predecessorElement[19] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[20] = -1;
        predecessorElement[21] = -1;
        predecessorElement[22] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[23] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[12]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[13]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[14]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[15]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[12]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[13]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[14]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[15]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[12]= interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[13]= interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[14]= false;
        isInterfaceSurface[15]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[3]={18,19,21,18,20,22,19,20,23,21,22,23};
        
        // Now we add the elements, edges and triangles 
 
        // Adding Elements
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("irregular");  
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<3)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // Adding the edges (they also have to be added to triangles as subelements, but that is not implemented yet)
        for( int i=0;i<24; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<18){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/6+offsetElements);
            }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);       
        }
 
        // Adding triangles as subelements, if they arent interior triangles
        int offsetSurface=0;
        for( int i=0;i<16; i++){
            sort( newTriangles.at(i).begin(), newTriangles.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newTriangles[i],newTrianglesFlag[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceSurface[i]);
            if(i<12){
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);                  
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, i/4+offsetElements);
            }
            else{
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, indexElement);
            }                           
        }
        FiniteElement element;
        FiniteElement feEdge;
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){ 
            if(i<3) 
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(i+offsetElements);
            else
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement);
            bool init=false;
            for(int j=0; j<24 ; j++){
                FiniteElement feEdge = this->edgeElements_->getElement(j+offsetEdges);
                if(feEdge.getFlag() != this->volumeID_){
                    if(init == true)
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                    else if ( !element.subElementsInitialized() ){
                        element.initializeSubElements( "P1", 1 ); // only P1 for now                
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                        init= true;
                    }
                    else {
                        ElementsPtr_Type surfaces = element.getSubElements();
                        // We set the edge to the corresponding element(s)
                        surfaces->setToCorrectElement( feEdge );
                    }       
                }
            }
        }
    
    }
    else 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Type 4 irregular Refinement Method you requested is only applicable to a 3 dimensional Mesh. Please reconsider.");
 
  
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineType3(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements){
 
 
// Implementation of Type (3) Refinement Type
// We use this Refinement Type 
    if(this->dim_ == 3){ 
 
        // The way we refine the Tetrahedron is defined by how we order the nodes of the tetrahedron
        // (For the algorithm see "Tetrahedral Grid Refinement" by J. Bey 'Algorithm Regular Refinement' in Computing, Springer Verlag 1955)
        
        vec_int_Type midPointInd(0); // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersUntagged(0);
        // Extract the three points of tetraeder, that connect the tagged edges
        vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
            }
            else
                edgeNumbersUntagged.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]);
        }
        sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
        vec_int_Type nodeIndTmp = nodeInd;
        nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
        
        // We determine the common node index, this one will be placed at x_0
        int commonNode=-1;
        int entryCommonNode;
        vec_int_Type leftOverNodes(0);
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++){
            if(nodeIndTmp[i] == nodeIndTmp[i+1]){
                commonNode=nodeIndTmp[i];
                entryCommonNode=i;
            }
 
        }
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++){
            if(nodeInd[i] != commonNode){
                leftOverNodes.push_back(nodeInd[i]);
            }
 
        }
            
        // Then we determine the longest of the tagged edges, of which the second node will be placed at x_1 and the leftover node at x_2
        vec_dbl_Type length(2);
        vec_dbl_Type P1(3),P2(3);
        double maxLength=0.0;
        int maxEntry=0;
        int minEntry=0;
        LO p1ID,p2ID;
        for(int i=0;i<2;i++){
            p1ID =commonNode;
            p2ID =leftOverNodes[i];
            P1 = this->pointsRep_->at(p1ID);
            P2 = this->pointsRep_->at(p2ID);
            length[i] = std::sqrt(std::pow(P1[0]-P2[0],2)+std::pow(P1[1]-P2[1],2)+std::pow(P1[2]-P2[2],2));
            if(length[i] > maxLength){
                maxLength = length[i];
                maxEntry= i;
            }
            else
                minEntry=i;
        }
        nodeInd[0] = commonNode;
        nodeInd[1] = leftOverNodes[minEntry];
        nodeInd[2] = leftOverNodes[maxEntry];
 
        // We now have the two nodes that connect the tagged edge or rather make up the tagged edge
        // The left over nodes are the ones opposite to the tagged edge
        for(int i=0; i<4; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0])
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(1));
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0])
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(0));
        }
        
        // We don't need to sort the nodes in any other way then we already did, as there is not more than one possibility to construct the subtetrahera in refinement type 2
 
        // With our sorted Nodes we construct edges as follows
        // Edge_0 = [x_0,x_1]
        // Edge_1 = [x_0,x_2]    
        // Edge_2 = [x_0,x_3]    
        // Edge_3 = [x_1,x_2]
        // Edge_4 = [x_1,x_3]    
        // Edge_5 = [x_2,x_3]
 
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeNumbers;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                    edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[1] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[2] = edgeNumbersTmp[i]; 
            }
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[3] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[4] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
             else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[5] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
        }
 
        // We hace 4 Triangles in our Tetraedron
        // If one or more of those Triangles are Part of the domains' boundaries, they are added to the element in question as subelement
        // We extract them in follwing pattern:
 
        // Tri_0 = [x_0,x_1,x_2]
        // Tri_1 = [x_0,x_1,x_3]
        // Tri_2 = [x_0,x_2,x_3]
        // Tri_3 = [x_1,x_2,x_3]
 
 
        // We check if one or more of these triangles are part of the boundary surface and determine there flag
        vec_int_Type surfaceElementsIDs = surfaceTriangleElements->getSurfacesOfElement(indexElement); // surfaces of Element k
        vec2D_int_Type originTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(3));
 
        originTriangles[0] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2] };
        originTriangles[1] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[2] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[3] = {nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        
        
    
        vec_int_Type originFlag(4,this->volumeID_); // Triangle Flag
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface(4);
        vec_LO_Type triTmp(3);
        vec_int_Type originTriangleTmp(3);
 
        for(int i=0; i< 4 ; i++){
            originTriangleTmp = originTriangles[i];
            sort(originTriangleTmp.begin(),originTriangleTmp.end());
            for(int j=0; j<4 ; j++){
                FiniteElement surfaceTmp = surfaceTriangleElements->getElement(surfaceElementsIDs[j]);
                triTmp = surfaceTmp.getVectorNodeList();
                sort(triTmp.begin(),triTmp.end());
                if(triTmp[0] == originTriangleTmp[0] && triTmp[1] == originTriangleTmp[1] && triTmp[2] == originTriangleTmp[2]  ) {
                    originFlag[i] = surfaceTmp.getFlag();
                    interfaceSurface[i] = surfaceTmp.isInterfaceElement();
                }
            }
        }
 
        // Finally we need to determine or extract the indices of the edges midpoints. As in the describe algorithm the midpoints are set as follows:
        // Edge 0 = [x_0,x_1] -> x_01
        // Edge 1 = [x_0,x_2] -> x_02
        // Edge 2 = [x_0,x_3] -> x_03
        // Edge 3 = [x_1,x_2] -> x_12
        // Edge 4 = [x_1,x_3] -> x_13
        // Edge 5 = [x_2,x_3] -> x_23
 
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                midPointInd.push_back(edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]));
            }
        }
        
    
        // Now we construct the new Elements as proposed by Bey's Regular Refinement Algorithm
 
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(3, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(18,vec_int_Type(0)); // new edges
        vec2D_int_Type newTriangles(12,vec_int_Type(0)); // new Triangles
        vec_int_Type newTrianglesFlag(12) ; // new Triangle Flags
        vec_int_Type isInterfaceSurface(12);
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(18); // new Edge flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(18); // bool vector for interfaceEdge Information
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(18); // vector that stores the global IDs of the predecessor of each edge 
 
        vec2D_LO_Type newTriangleEdgeIDs(3,vec_LO_Type(12));
 
        // How are Flags determined?
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
        // If an edges emerges on a triangle, the flag is determined by the triangle flag. Opposite to the 2D case, edges that connect midpoints are not automatically interior edges, but are
        // determined by the triangle/surface they are on
 
 
        // Element 1: (x_0,x_3,x_01,x_02)
        (newElements)[0]={nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3], midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {nodeInd[0] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[3] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[2]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[3]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[4]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[5]=originFlag[0];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = interfaceSurface[0];
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[2] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[3] = -1;
        predecessorElement[4] = -1;
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[0]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[1]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[2]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[3]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[0]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[1]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[2]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[3]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[0]= interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[1]= interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[2]= interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[3]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[0]={0,1,3,0,2,4,1,2,5,3,4,5};
 
        // Element 2: (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_01)
        (newElements)[1]={nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[9] = {nodeInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[7]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[8]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[9]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[10]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[11]=originFlag[1];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = interfaceSurface[1];
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[4]);
        predecessorElement[8] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[9] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[10] = -1;
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[4]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[5]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[6]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[7]= {nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[4]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[5]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[6]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[7]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[4]= interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[5]= interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[6]= interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[7]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[1]={6,7,9,6,8,10,7,8,11,9,10,11};
        // Element 3: (x_2,x_3,x_01,x_02)
        (newElements)[2]={nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[12] = {nodeInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[13] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[14] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[15] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[16] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[17] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[12]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[13]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[14]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[15]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[16]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[17]=originFlag[0];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[12] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[13] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[14] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[15] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[16] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[17] = interfaceSurface[0];
 
        predecessorElement[12] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[13] = -1;
        predecessorElement[14] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[15] = -1;
        predecessorElement[16] = -1;
        predecessorElement[17] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[8]= {nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[9]= {nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[10]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[11]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[8]=this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[9]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[10]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[11]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[8]= false;
        isInterfaceSurface[9]= interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[10]= interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[11]= false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[2]={8,9,11,8,10,12,9,10,13,11,12,13};
 
        
        
        // Now we add the elements, edges and triangles 
 
        // Adding Elements
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<3; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("irregular");  
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<2)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // Adding the edges (they also have to be added to triangles as subelements, but that is not implemented yet)
        for( int i=0;i<18; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<12){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/6+offsetElements);
            }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);       
        }
 
        // Adding triangles as subelements, if they arent interior triangles
        int offsetSurface =0;
        for( int i=0;i<12; i++){
            sort( newTriangles.at(i).begin(), newTriangles.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newTriangles[i],newTrianglesFlag[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceSurface[i]);
            if(i<8){
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);                  
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, i/4+offsetElements);
            }
            else{
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, indexElement);
            }                   
        }
        FiniteElement element;
        FiniteElement feEdge;
        for( int i=0;i<3; i++){ 
            if(i<2) 
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(i+offsetElements);
            else
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement);
            bool init=false;
            for(int j=0; j<18 ; j++){
                FiniteElement feEdge = this->edgeElements_->getElement(j+offsetEdges);
                if(feEdge.getFlag() != this->volumeID_){
                    if(init == true)
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                    else if ( !element.subElementsInitialized() ){
                        element.initializeSubElements( "P1", 1 ); // only P1 for now                
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                        init= true;
                    }
                    else {
                        ElementsPtr_Type surfaces = element.getSubElements();
                        // We set the edge to the corresponding element(s)
                        surfaces->setToCorrectElement( feEdge );
                    }       
                }
            }
        }
    
    }
    else 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Type 1 irregular Refinement Method you requested is only applicable to a 3 dimensional Mesh. Please reconsider.");
 
  
}
 

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineType2(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements){
 
// Implementation of Type (2) Refinement Type
// We use this Refinement Type 
    if(this->dim_ == 3){ 
 
        // The way we refine the Tetrahedron is defined by how we order the nodes of the tetrahedron
        // (For the algorithm see "Tetrahedral Grid Refinement" by J. Bey 'Algorithm Regular Refinement' in Computing, Springer Verlag 1955)
        // The Type 2 Refinement is similar to a green Refinement in two dimensions, as we connect the midpoint to the opposite points on the same surface
        // The procedure is similar to the regular refinement, we just add less elements
 
        vec_int_Type midPointInd( 1 ); // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersUntagged(0);
        // Extract the three points of tetraeder, that connect the tagged edges
        vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
            }
            else
                edgeNumbersUntagged.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]);
        }
        sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
        nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
        
        // We now have the two nodes that connect the tagged edge or rather make up the tagged edge
        // The left over nodes are the ones opposite to the tagged edge
        vec_int_Type nodeIndTmp(0);
        for(int i=0; i<5; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0])
                nodeIndTmp.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(1));
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0])
                nodeIndTmp.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(0));
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1])
                nodeIndTmp.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(1));
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                nodeIndTmp.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[i]).getNode(0));
        }
 
        sort( nodeIndTmp.begin(), nodeIndTmp.end() );
        nodeIndTmp.erase( unique( nodeIndTmp.begin(), nodeIndTmp.end() ), nodeIndTmp.end() );
    
        // Now we add the two remaining points, that dont belong to the tagged edge
        nodeInd.push_back(nodeIndTmp[0]);
        nodeInd.push_back(nodeIndTmp[1]);
        
        // We don't need to sort the nodes in any other way then we already did, as there is not more than one possibility to construct the subtetrahera in refinement type 2
 
        // With our sorted Nodes we construct edges as follows
        // Edge_0 = [x_0,x_1]
        // Edge_1 = [x_0,x_2]    
        // Edge_2 = [x_0,x_3]    
        // Edge_3 = [x_1,x_2]
        // Edge_4 = [x_1,x_3]    
        // Edge_5 = [x_2,x_3]
 
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeNumbers;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                    edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[1] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[2] = edgeNumbersTmp[i]; 
            }
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[3] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[4] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
             else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[5] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
        }
 
        // We hace 4 Triangles in our Tetraedron
        // If one or more of those Triangles are Part of the domains' boundaries, they are added to the element in question as subelement
        // We extract them in follwing pattern:
 
        // Tri_0 = [x_0,x_1,x_2]
        // Tri_1 = [x_0,x_1,x_3]
        // Tri_2 = [x_0,x_2,x_3]
        // Tri_3 = [x_1,x_2,x_3]
 
 
        // We check if one or more of these triangles are part of the boundary surface and determine there flag
        vec_int_Type surfaceElementsIDs = surfaceTriangleElements->getSurfacesOfElement(indexElement); // surfaces of Element k
        vec2D_int_Type originTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(3));
 
        originTriangles[0] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2] };
        originTriangles[1] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[2] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[3] = {nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        
        
    
        vec_int_Type originFlag(4,this->volumeID_); // Triangle Flag
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface(4);
        vec_LO_Type triTmp(3);
        vec_int_Type originTriangleTmp(3);
 
        for(int i=0; i< 4 ; i++){
            originTriangleTmp = originTriangles[i];
            sort(originTriangleTmp.begin(),originTriangleTmp.end());
            for(int j=0; j<4 ; j++){
                FiniteElement surfaceTmp = surfaceTriangleElements->getElement(surfaceElementsIDs[j]);
                triTmp = surfaceTmp.getVectorNodeList();
                sort(triTmp.begin(),triTmp.end());
                if(triTmp[0] == originTriangleTmp[0] && triTmp[1] == originTriangleTmp[1] && triTmp[2] == originTriangleTmp[2]  ) {
                    originFlag[i] = surfaceTmp.getFlag();
                    interfaceSurface[i] = surfaceTmp.isInterfaceElement();
                }
            }
        }
 
        // Finally we need to determine or extract the indices of the edges midpoints. As in the describe algorithm the midpoints are set as follows:
        // Edge 0 = [x_0,x_1] -> x_01
        // Edge 1 = [x_0,x_2] -> x_02
        // Edge 2 = [x_0,x_3] -> x_03
        // Edge 3 = [x_1,x_2] -> x_12
        // Edge 4 = [x_1,x_3] -> x_13
        // Edge 5 = [x_2,x_3] -> x_23
 
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                midPointInd[0] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]);
            }
        }
        
    
        // Now we construct the new Elements as proposed by Bey's Regular Refinement Algorithm
 
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(2, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(12,vec_int_Type(0)); // new edges
        vec2D_int_Type newTriangles(8,vec_int_Type(0)); // new Triangles
        vec_int_Type newTrianglesFlag(8) ; // new Triangle Flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceSurface(8); // bool vector for interfaceSurface Information
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(12); // new Edge flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(12); // bool vector for interfaceEdge Information
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(12); // vector that stores the global IDs of the predecessor of each edge 
 
        vec2D_LO_Type newTriangleEdgeIDs(2,vec_LO_Type(12));
 
        // How are Flags determined?
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
        // If an edges emerges on a triangle, the flag is determined by the triangle flag. Opposite to the 2D case, edges that connect midpoints are not automatically interior edges, but are
        // determined by the triangle/surface they are on
 
 
        // Element 1: (x_0,x_2,x_3,x_01)
        (newElements)[0]={nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {nodeInd[0] ,nodeInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {nodeInd[0] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[3] = {nodeInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[1]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[2]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[3]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[4]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[5]=originFlag[1];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();;
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = interfaceSurface[1];
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[2] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[3] =  this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[4] = -1;
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[0]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[1]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[2]= {nodeInd[0],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[3]= {nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[0]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[1]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[2]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[3]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[0] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[1] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[2] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[3] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[0]={0,1,3,0,2,4,1,2,5,3,4,5};
 
        // Element 2: (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_01)
        (newElements)[1]={nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[9] = {nodeInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[7]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[8]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[9]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[10]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[11]=originFlag[1];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = interfaceSurface[1];
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[4]);
        predecessorElement[8] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[9] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[10] = -1;
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[4]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[5]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[2],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[6]= {nodeInd[1],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[7]= {nodeInd[2],nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[4]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[5]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[6]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[7]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[4] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[5] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[6] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[7] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[1]={6,7,9,6,8,10,7,8,11,9,10,11};
        
        // Now we add the elements, edges and triangles 
 
        // Adding Elements
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<2; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("irregular");
            if(refinementMode_ == "Bisection")
                feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("regular");
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<1)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // Adding the edges (they also have to be added to triangles as subelements, but that is not implemented yet)
        for( int i=0;i<12; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<6){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/6+offsetElements);
            }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);       
        }
 
        // Adding triangles as subelements, if they arent interior triangles
        int offsetSurface =0;
        for( int i=0;i<8; i++){
            sort( newTriangles.at(i).begin(), newTriangles.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newTriangles[i],newTrianglesFlag[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceSurface[i]);
            if(i<4){
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);                  
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, i/4+offsetElements);  
            }           
            else{
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, indexElement);                
            }   
 
        }
        FiniteElement element;
        FiniteElement feEdge;
        for( int i=0;i<2; i++){ 
            if(i<1) 
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(i+offsetElements);
            else
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement);
            bool init=false;
            for(int j=0; j<12 ; j++){
                FiniteElement feEdge = this->edgeElements_->getElement(j+offsetEdges);
                if(feEdge.getFlag() != this->volumeID_){
                    if(init == true)
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                    else if ( !element.subElementsInitialized() ){
                        element.initializeSubElements( "P1", 1 ); // only P1 for now                
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                        init= true;
                    }
                    else {
                        ElementsPtr_Type surfaces = element.getSubElements();
                        // We set the edge to the corresponding element(s)
                        surfaces->setToCorrectElement( feEdge );
                    }       
                }
            }
        }   
    }
    else 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Type 1 irregular Refinement Method you requested is only applicable to a 3 dimensional Mesh. Please reconsider.");
 
  
}

 
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineType1(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements){
 
// Implementation of Type (1) Refinement Type
// We use this Refinement Type 
    if(this->dim_ == 3){ 
 
        // The way we refine the Tetrahedron is defined by how we order the nodes of the tetrahedron
        // (For the algorithm see "Tetrahedral Grid Refinement" by J. Bey 'Algorithm Regular Refinement' in Computing, Springer Verlag 1955)
        // The Type 1 Refinement is similar to a red Refinement in two dimensions, as we connect the midpoints on one surface and connect them to the remaining point
        // The procedure is similar to the regular refinement, we just add less elements
 
        vec_int_Type midPointInd(0); // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersUntagged(0);
        // Extract the three points of tetraeder, that connect the tagged edges
        vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
        int node4=0;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()){
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
            }
            else
                edgeNumbersUntagged.push_back(edgeNumbers[i]);
        }
        sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
        nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
        
        // We now have the three nodes that connect the tagged edges or rather make up the tagged triangle
        // The fourth node that is opposite to this tagged triangle we push back to the nodeInd list
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[0]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[i])
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[0]).getNode(1));
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[0]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[i])
                nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersUntagged[0]).getNode(0));
        }
        
        // We don't need to sort the nodes in any other way then we already did, as there is not more than one possibility to construct the subtetrahera in refinement type 1
 
        // With our sorted Nodes we construct edges as follows
        // Edge_0 = [x_0,x_1]
        // Edge_1 = [x_0,x_2]    
        // Edge_2 = [x_0,x_3]    
        // Edge_3 = [x_1,x_2]
        // Edge_4 = [x_1,x_3]    
        // Edge_5 = [x_2,x_3]
 
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeNumbers;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                    edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[1] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[2] = edgeNumbersTmp[i]; 
            }
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[3] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[4] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
             else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[5] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
        }
 
        // We hace 4 Triangles in our Tetraedron
        // If one or more of those Triangles are Part of the domains' boundaries, they are added to the element in question as subelement
        // We extract them in follwing pattern:
 
        // Tri_0 = [x_0,x_1,x_2]
        // Tri_1 = [x_0,x_1,x_3]
        // Tri_2 = [x_0,x_2,x_3]
        // Tri_3 = [x_1,x_2,x_3]
 
 
        // We check if one or more of these triangles are part of the boundary surface and determine there flag
 
        vec_int_Type surfaceElementsIDs = surfaceTriangleElements->getSurfacesOfElement(indexElement); // surfaces of Element k
        vec2D_int_Type originTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(3));
 
        originTriangles[0] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2] };
        originTriangles[1] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[2] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[3] = {nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        
        vec_int_Type originFlag(4,this->volumeID_); // Triangle Flag
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface(4);
        vec_LO_Type triTmp(3);
        vec_int_Type originTriangleTmp(3);
 
        for(int i=0; i< 4 ; i++){
            originTriangleTmp = originTriangles[i];
            sort(originTriangleTmp.begin(),originTriangleTmp.end());
            for(int j=0; j<4 ; j++){
                FiniteElement surfaceTmp = surfaceTriangleElements->getElement(surfaceElementsIDs[j]);
                triTmp = surfaceTmp.getVectorNodeList();
                sort(triTmp.begin(),triTmp.end());
                if(triTmp[0] == originTriangleTmp[0] && triTmp[1] == originTriangleTmp[1] && triTmp[2] == originTriangleTmp[2]  ) {
                    originFlag[i] = surfaceTmp.getFlag();
                    interfaceSurface[i] = surfaceTmp.isInterfaceElement();
                }
            }
        }       
        // Finally we need to determine or extract the indices of the edges midpoints. As in the describe algorithm the midpoints are set as follows:
        // Edge 0 = [x_0,x_1] -> x_01
        // Edge 1 = [x_0,x_2] -> x_02
        // Edge 2 = [x_0,x_3] -> x_03
        // Edge 3 = [x_1,x_2] -> x_12
        // Edge 4 = [x_1,x_3] -> x_13
        // Edge 5 = [x_2,x_3] -> x_23
 
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
          if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement())
            midPointInd.push_back(edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]));
        }
    
        // Now we construct the new Elements as proposed by Bey's Regular Refinement Algorithm
 
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(4, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(24,vec_int_Type(0)); // new edges
        vec2D_int_Type newTriangles(16,vec_int_Type(0)); // new Triangles
        vec_int_Type newTrianglesFlag(16) ; // new Triangle Flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceSurface(16); // bool vector for interfaceSurface Information
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(24); // new Edge flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(24); // bool vector for interfaceEdge Information
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(24); // vector that stores the global IDs of the predecessor of each edge 
 
        vec2D_LO_Type newTriangleEdgeIDs(4,vec_LO_Type(12));
        
        // How are Flags determined?
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
        // If an edges emerges on a triangle, the flag is determined by the triangle flag. Opposite to the 2D case, edges that connect midpoints are not automatically interior edges, but are
        // determined by the triangle/surface they are on
 
 
        // Element 1: (x_0,x_01,x_02,x_03)
        (newElements)[0]={nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],nodeInd[3]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {nodeInd[0] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[3] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {midPointInd[0] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[1] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[2]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[3]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[4]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[5]=originFlag[2];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = interfaceSurface[2];
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[2] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[3] = -1;
        predecessorElement[4] = -1;
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[0]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[1]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[2]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[1],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[3]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],nodeInd[3]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[0]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[1]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[2]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[3]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[0] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[1] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[2] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[3] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[0]={0,1,3,0,2,4,1,2,5,3,4,5};
 
        // Element 2: (x_1,x_01,x_12,x_13)
        (newElements)[1]={nodeInd[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {nodeInd[1] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[9] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {midPointInd[0] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {midPointInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[7]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[8]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[9]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[10]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[11]=originFlag[3];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] =edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] =edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] =edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[8] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[4]);
        predecessorElement[9] = -1;
        predecessorElement[10] = -1;
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[4]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2]};
        newTriangles[5]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[0],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[6]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[7]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[4]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[5]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[6]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[7]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[4] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[5] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[6] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[7] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[1]={6,7,9,6,8,10,7,8,11,9,10,11};
 
 
        // Element 3: (x_2,x_02,x_12,x_23)
        (newElements)[2]={nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
 
        (newEdges)[12] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[13] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[14] = {nodeInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[15] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[16] = {midPointInd[1] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[17] = {midPointInd[2] ,nodeInd[3]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[12]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[13]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[14]=edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).getFlag();
        edgeFlags[15]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[16]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[17]=originFlag[3];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[12] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[13] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[14] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[15] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[16] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[17] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
        predecessorElement[12] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[13] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[14] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[15] = -1;
        predecessorElement[16] = -1;
        predecessorElement[17] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[8]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
        newTriangles[9]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[10]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
        newTriangles[11]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],nodeInd[3]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[8]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[9]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[10]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[11]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[8] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[9] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[10] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[11] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[2]={12,13,15,12,14,16,13,14,17,15,16,17};
 
 
        // Element 4: (x_3,x_03,x_13,x_23)
        (newElements)[3]={nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[18] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[19] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[20] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[21] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[22] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[23] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[18]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[19]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[20]=originFlag[3];
        edgeFlags[21]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[22]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[23]=originFlag[0];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[18] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[19] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[20] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceEdge[21] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[22] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[23] = interfaceSurface[0];
 
        predecessorElement[18] = -1;
        predecessorElement[19] = -1;
        predecessorElement[20] = -1;
        predecessorElement[21] = -1;
        predecessorElement[22] = -1;
        predecessorElement[23] = -1;
 
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[12]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[13]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2]};
        newTriangles[14]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
        newTriangles[15]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[12]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[13]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[14]= this->volumeID_; 
        newTrianglesFlag[15]= originFlag[0];
 
        isInterfaceSurface[12] = false;
        isInterfaceSurface[13] = false;
        isInterfaceSurface[14] = false;
        isInterfaceSurface[15] = interfaceSurface[0];
        
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[3]={18,19,21,18,20,22,19,20,23,21,22,23};
        // Now we add the elements, edges and triangles 
 
        // Adding Elements
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("irregular");  
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<3)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // Adding the edges (they also have to be added to triangles as subelements, but that is not implemented yet)
        for( int i=0;i<24; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<18){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/6+offsetElements);
            }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);       
        }
 
        // Adding triangles as subelements, if they arent interior triangles
        int offsetSurface=0;
        for( int i=0;i<16; i++){
            sort( newTriangles.at(i).begin(), newTriangles.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newTriangles[i],newTrianglesFlag[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceSurface[i]);
            if(i<12){
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);  
                }   
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, i/4+offsetElements);              
            }
            else{
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, indexElement);                
 
            }   
        }
        FiniteElement element;
        FiniteElement feEdge;
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){ 
            if(i<3) 
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(i+offsetElements);
            else
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement);
            bool init=false;
            for(int j=0; j<24 ; j++){
                FiniteElement feEdge = this->edgeElements_->getElement(j+offsetEdges);
                if(feEdge.getFlag() != this->volumeID_){
                    if(init == true)
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                    else if ( !element.subElementsInitialized() ){
                        element.initializeSubElements( "P1", 1 ); // only P1 for now                
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                        init= true;
                    }
                    else {
                        ElementsPtr_Type surfaces = element.getSubElements();
                        // We set the edge to the corresponding element(s)
                        surfaces->setToCorrectElement( feEdge );
                    }       
                }
            }
        }
    
    }
    else 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Type 1 irregular Refinement Method you requested is only applicable to a 3 dimensional Mesh. Please reconsider.");
 
  
}
    
template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::refineRegular(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements){
 
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        vec_int_Type midPointInd( 3 ); // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
      
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        int k=0;
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++)  {
            midPointInd[i] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]);
        }
 
        // Mutal Node of two edges
        vec_int_Type mutualNode(3);
        int ind=0;
        for(int i=0;i<2; i++){
            for(int j=1;j+i<3;j++){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(1);
 
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1) == edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0))
                    mutualNode[ind]= edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[j+i]).getNode(0);
 
                ind++;
 
        }}
 
        // Adding Elements and the corresponding Edges
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(4, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // vector for the new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(12,vec_int_Type(0)); // vector for the new edges
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(12); // vector for the new flags
 
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(12); // bool vector for interfaceEdges
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(12);
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
 
        // Element 1
        (newElements)[0]={mutualNode[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {mutualNode[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {mutualNode[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[2]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[2] = -1;
 
 
        // Element 2
        newElements[1]={mutualNode[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[3] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[3]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[4]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[5]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[3] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[4] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Element 3
        (newElements)[2]={mutualNode[2] , midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {mutualNode[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {mutualNode[2] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[7]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[8]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[8] = -1;
 
 
        // Element 4
        (newElements)[3]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};    
 
        (newEdges)[9] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[9]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[10]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[11]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[9] = -1;
        predecessorElement[10] = -1;
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
 
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("regular");    
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<3)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        for( int i=0;i<12; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<9){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/3+offsetElements);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);      
 
                    }       
            }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);
            
        }
    
    }   
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // 3D Regular Refinement Algorithm 
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    else if(this->dim_ == 3){
 
        // The way we refine the Tetrahedron is defined by how we order the nodes of the tetrahedron
        // (For the algorithm see "Tetrahedral Grid Refinement" by J. Bey 'Algorithm Regular Refinement' in Computing, Springer Verlag 1955)
 
        
        vec_int_Type midPointInd( 6 ); // indices of midpoints of edges of soon to be refined element
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
 
        // Extract the four points of tetraeder
        /*vec_int_Type nodeInd(0);
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(0));
            nodeInd.push_back(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).getNode(1));
        }
        sort( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() );
        nodeInd.erase( unique( nodeInd.begin(), nodeInd.end() ), nodeInd.end() );
        */
        vec_int_Type nodeInd = elements->getElement(indexElement).getVectorNodeList();
 
        vec2D_dbl_ptr_Type pointsRep = this->pointsRep_;
        // Right now the Nodes are ordered by the local Indices, which differ depending on the number of Processors. Hence the refinements are not
        // 100% equal when using a different number of processors.
        // If we sort the nodes by their values and not their local Indices, we can solve that problem, as these values don't change
        // This can also be done by using the global IDs of nodes
 
        /*vec2D_dbl_Type points(4,vec_dbl_Type(4));
        points[0] = {pointsRep->at(nodeInd[0]).at(0),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[0]).at(1),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[0]).at(2), (double) nodeInd[0]};
        points[1] = {pointsRep->at(nodeInd[1]).at(0),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[1]).at(1),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[1]).at(2), (double) nodeInd[1]};
        points[2] = {pointsRep->at(nodeInd[2]).at(0),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[2]).at(1),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[2]).at(2), (double) nodeInd[2]};
        points[3] = {pointsRep->at(nodeInd[3]).at(0),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[3]).at(1),pointsRep->at(nodeInd[3]).at(2), (double) nodeInd[3]};
 
        sort(points.begin(), points.end());
 
        nodeInd[0] = (int) points[0][3];
        nodeInd[1] = (int) points[1][3];
        nodeInd[2] = (int) points[2][3];
        nodeInd[3] = (int) points[3][3];*/
 
        // NOTE: The above described way of ensuring 100% equal refinement on a varing number of processors is disabled, as we want to keep natural element properties (Sorting such that determinant of element is always > 0)
 
        // With our sorted Nodes we construct edges as follows
 
        // Edge_0 = [x_0,x_1]
        // Edge_1 = [x_0,x_2]    
        // Edge_2 = [x_0,x_3]    
        // Edge_3 = [x_1,x_2]
        // Edge_4 = [x_1,x_3]    
        // Edge_5 = [x_2,x_3]
    
 
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeNumbers;
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[0] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[0]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1])
                    edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[1] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[2] = edgeNumbersTmp[i]; 
            }
            else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[1] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[1]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2])
                    edgeNumbers[3] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[4] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
             else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[2] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[2]){
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == nodeInd[3] || edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == nodeInd[3])
                    edgeNumbers[5] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
            }
        }
 
        // We have 4 Triangles in our Tetraedron
        // If one or more of those Triangles are Part of the domains' boundaries, they are added to the element in question as subelement
        // We extract them in follwing pattern:
 
        // Tri_0 = [x_0,x_1,x_2]
        // Tri_1 = [x_0,x_1,x_3]
        // Tri_2 = [x_0,x_2,x_3]
        // Tri_3 = [x_1,x_2,x_3]
 
        // We check if one or more of these triangles are part of the boundary surface and determine their flag
        vec_int_Type surfaceElementsIDs = surfaceTriangleElements->getSurfacesOfElement(indexElement); // surfaces of Element k
        vec2D_int_Type originTriangles(4,vec_int_Type(3));
 
        originTriangles[0] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2] };
        originTriangles[1] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[1], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[2] = {nodeInd[0], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        originTriangles[3] = {nodeInd[1], nodeInd[2], nodeInd[3] };
        
        
    
        vec_int_Type originFlag(4,this->volumeID_); // Triangle Flag
 
        vec_bool_Type interfaceSurface(4);
        vec_LO_Type triTmp(3);
        vec_int_Type originTriangleTmp(3);
 
        for(int i=0; i< 4 ; i++){
            originTriangleTmp = originTriangles[i];
            sort(originTriangleTmp.begin(),originTriangleTmp.end());
            for(int j=0; j<4 ; j++){
                FiniteElement surfaceTmp = surfaceTriangleElements->getElement(surfaceElementsIDs[j]);
                triTmp = surfaceTmp.getVectorNodeList();
                sort(triTmp.begin(),triTmp.end());
                if(triTmp[0] == originTriangleTmp[0] && triTmp[1] == originTriangleTmp[1] && triTmp[2] == originTriangleTmp[2]  ) {
                    originFlag[i] = surfaceTmp.getFlag();
                    interfaceSurface[i] = surfaceTmp.isInterfaceElement();
                }
            }
        }
 
 
        // Furthermore we have to determine whether the triangles are part of the interface between processors, as we need this information to determine if edges
        // that emerge on the triangles are part of the interface
        // A triangle is part of the interface if all of its edges are part of the interface (the information if edges are part of the interface was determined
        // at the beginning of the Mesh Refinement by 'determineInterfaceEdges')
 
 
 
        // Finally we need to determine or extract the indices of the edges midpoints. As in the describe algorithm the midpoints are set as follows:
        // Edge 0 = [x_0,x_1] -> x_01
        // Edge 1 = [x_0,x_2] -> x_02
        // Edge 2 = [x_0,x_3] -> x_03
        // Edge 3 = [x_1,x_2] -> x_12
        // Edge 4 = [x_1,x_3] -> x_13
        // Edge 5 = [x_2,x_3] -> x_23
 
 
 
        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
            if(!edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()) // we tag every edge, after we refine an element -> no tag - no refinement on that edge so far
                {               
                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,edgeNumbers[i]);
                midPointInd[i] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]); 
            }
            else{
                midPointInd[i] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbers[i]);
                
            }
    
        }
        
    
        // Now we construct the new Elements as proposed by Bey's Regular Refinement Algorithm
 
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(8, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(48,vec_int_Type(0)); // new edges
        vec2D_int_Type newTriangles(32,vec_int_Type(0)); // new Triangles
        vec_int_Type newTrianglesFlag(32) ; // new Triangle Flags
        vec_int_Type isInterfaceSurface(32);
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(48); // new Edge flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(48); // bool vector for interfaceEdge Information
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(48); // vector that stores the global IDs of the predecessor of each edge 
 
        vec2D_LO_Type newTriangleEdgeIDs(8,vec_LO_Type(12));
 
        // How are Flags determined?
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
        // If an edges emerges on a triangle, the flag is determined by the triangle flag. Opposite to the 2D case, edges that connect midpoints are not automatically interior edges, but are
        // determined by the triangle/surface they are on
 
 
        // Element 1: (x_0,x_01,x_02,x_03)
        (newElements)[0]={nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {nodeInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[3] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[2]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[3]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[4]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[5]=originFlag[2];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = interfaceSurface[2];
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[2] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[3] = -1;
        predecessorElement[4] = -1;
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[0]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[1]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2]};
        newTriangles[2]= {nodeInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[3]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[0]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[1]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[2]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[3]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[0] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[1] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[2] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[3] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[0]={0,1,3,0,2,4,1,2,5,3,4,5};
        // Element 2: (x_01,x_1,x_12,x_13)
        (newElements)[1]={midPointInd[0],nodeInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {nodeInd[1] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
        (newEdges)[9] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[7]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[3]);
        edgeFlags[8]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[4]);
        edgeFlags[9]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[10]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[11]=originFlag[3];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] =edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[7] =edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] =edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
        predecessorElement[6] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[8] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[4]);
        predecessorElement[9] = -1;
        predecessorElement[10] = -1;
        predecessorElement[11] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of tetrahedron
        newTriangles[4]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3]};
        newTriangles[5]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[0]};
        newTriangles[6]= {nodeInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
        newTriangles[7]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[4]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[5]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[6]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[7]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[4] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[5] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[6] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[7] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[1]={6,7,9,6,8,10,7,8,11,9,10,11};
        // Element 3: (x_2,x_02,x_12,x_23)
        (newElements)[2]={nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
 
        (newEdges)[12] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[13] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[14] = {nodeInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
        (newEdges)[15] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
        (newEdges)[16] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
        (newEdges)[17] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[12]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[13]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[3]);
        edgeFlags[14]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[5]);
        edgeFlags[15]=originFlag[0];
        edgeFlags[16]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[17]=originFlag[3];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[12] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[13] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[3]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[14] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[15] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceEdge[16] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[17] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
        predecessorElement[12] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[13] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[3]);
        predecessorElement[14] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[15] = -1;
        predecessorElement[16] = -1;
        predecessorElement[17] = -1;
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[8]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[1]};
        newTriangles[9]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[5]};
        newTriangles[10]= {nodeInd[2],midPointInd[5],midPointInd[3]};
        newTriangles[11]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[8]= originFlag[0]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[9]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[10]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[11]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[8] = interfaceSurface[0];
        isInterfaceSurface[9] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[10] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[11] = false;
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[2]={12,13,15,12,14,16,13,14,17,15,16,17};
 
        // Element 4: (x_3,x_03,x_13,x_23)
        (newElements)[3]={midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5],nodeInd[3]};
 
        (newEdges)[18] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[19] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
        (newEdges)[20] = {nodeInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
        (newEdges)[21] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
        (newEdges)[22] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
        (newEdges)[23] = {midPointInd[4] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[18]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[19]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[4]);
        edgeFlags[20]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[5]);
        edgeFlags[21]=originFlag[1];
        edgeFlags[22]=originFlag[2];
        edgeFlags[23]=originFlag[3];
 
        isInterfaceEdge[18] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[19] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[4]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[20] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[5]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[21] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceEdge[22] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceEdge[23] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
        predecessorElement[18] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[19] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[4]);
        predecessorElement[20] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[5]);
        predecessorElement[21] = -1;
        predecessorElement[22] = -1;
        predecessorElement[23] = -1;
 
 
        // Subelements of thetrahedron
        newTriangles[12]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4]};
        newTriangles[13]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[5],midPointInd[2]};
        newTriangles[14]= {nodeInd[3],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
        newTriangles[15]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
        newTrianglesFlag[12]= originFlag[1]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[13]= originFlag[2]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[14]= originFlag[3]; 
        newTrianglesFlag[15]= this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceSurface[12] = interfaceSurface[1];
        isInterfaceSurface[13] = interfaceSurface[2];
        isInterfaceSurface[14] = interfaceSurface[3];
        isInterfaceSurface[15] = false;
 
 
        newTriangleEdgeIDs[3]={18,19,20,18,20,22,19,21,23,21,22,23};
 
        // The following elements are constructed only with the edges midpoints, hence they have the surface flag and interface characteristic
        // In order to control a certain mesh quality the diagonal cut, which is usually between midpoint[1] and midPoint[4]
        vec_dbl_Type lengthDia(3);
 
        int diaInd=0;
 
        lengthDia[0] = std::sqrt(std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[1]).at(0) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[4]).at(0),2) + std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[1]).at(1) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[4]).at(1),2) +std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[1]).at(2) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[4]).at(2),2) );
 
        lengthDia[1] = std::sqrt(std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[0]).at(0) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[5]).at(0),2) + std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[0]).at(1) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[5]).at(1),2) +std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[0]).at(2) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[5]).at(2),2) );
 
        lengthDia[2] = std::sqrt(std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[2]).at(0) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[3]).at(0),2) + std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[2]).at(1) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[3]).at(1),2) +std::pow(pointsRep->at(midPointInd[2]).at(2) - pointsRep->at(midPointInd[3]).at(2),2) );
 
 
        vec2D_dbl_Type dia(3,vec_dbl_Type(2));
        dia[0] = { lengthDia[0],0.};
        dia[1] = { lengthDia[1],1.};
        dia[2] = { lengthDia[2],2.};
        sort(dia.begin(),dia.end());        
 
        // Diagonal 0 represents the shortest
        // Diagonal 1 represents the second shortest
        // Diagonal 2 represents the longest
 
        // If the Diagonal is not within that range we allways use diaInd =0. Same Diagonal with consistent indexing of elements
        if(refinement3DDiagonal_>2 || refinement3DDiagonal_ == 0)
            diaInd =0;
        else {
            diaInd = (int) dia[refinement3DDiagonal_][1];
            TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Refinement feature to pick a specific internal Diagonal in regular refinement is not yet orientation preserving!");
 
        }
 
 
        // Element 5: (x_01,x_02,x_03,x_12)
        if(diaInd ==0){
            (newElements)[4]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4]};
 
            (newEdges)[24] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
            (newEdges)[25] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[26] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[27] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[28] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[29] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[24]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[25]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[26]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[27]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[28]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[29]=originFlag[1];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[24] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[25] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[26] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[27] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[28] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[29] = interfaceSurface[1];
        
            
            predecessorElement[24] = -1;
            predecessorElement[25] = -1;
            predecessorElement[26] = -1;
            predecessorElement[27] = -1;
            predecessorElement[28] = -1;
            predecessorElement[29] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[16]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
            newTriangles[17]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[18]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[2]};
            newTriangles[19]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4]};
 
 
            newTrianglesFlag[16]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[17]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[18]= originFlag[1]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[19]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[16] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[17] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[18] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceSurface[19] = false;
        
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[4]={24,25,27,24,26,28,25,26,29,27,28,29};
 
            // Element 6: (x_01,x_02,x_12,x_13)
            (newElements)[5]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[4]};
 
            (newEdges)[30] = {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]}; 
            (newEdges)[31] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[32] = {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[33] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[34] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[35] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[30]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[31]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[32]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[33]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[34]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[35]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[30] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[31] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[32] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[33] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[34] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[35] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[30] = -1;
            predecessorElement[31] = -1;
            predecessorElement[32] = -1;
            predecessorElement[33] = -1;
            predecessorElement[34] = -1;
            predecessorElement[35] = -1;
 
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[20]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3]};
            newTriangles[21]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[22]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[23]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[20]= originFlag[0]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[21]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[22]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[23]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[20] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceSurface[21] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[22] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[23] = false;
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[5]={30,31,33,30,32,34,31,32,35,33,34,35};
            // Element 7: (x_02,x_03,x_13,x_23)
            (newElements)[6]={midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[36] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[37] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[38] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[39] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[40] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[41] = {midPointInd[4] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[36]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[37]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[38]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[39]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[40]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[41]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[36] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[37] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[38] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[39] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[40] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[41] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[36] = -1;
            predecessorElement[37] = -1;
            predecessorElement[38] = -1;
            predecessorElement[39] = -1;
            predecessorElement[40] = -1;
            predecessorElement[41] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[24]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[25]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[26]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[27]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[24]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[25]= originFlag[2]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[26]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[27]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[24] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[25] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceSurface[26] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[27] = false;
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[6]={36,37,39,36,38,40,37,38,41,39,40,41};
 
            // Element 8: (x_02,x_12,x_13,x_23)
            (newElements)[7]={midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5],midPointInd[4]};
 
            (newEdges)[42] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[43] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[44] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[45] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[46] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[47] = {midPointInd[4] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[42]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[43]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[44]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[45]=originFlag[3];
            edgeFlags[46]=originFlag[3];
            edgeFlags[47]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[42] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[43] = false; 
            isInterfaceEdge[44] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[45] = interfaceSurface[3];
            isInterfaceEdge[46] = interfaceSurface[3];
            isInterfaceEdge[47] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[42] = -1;
            predecessorElement[43] = -1;
            predecessorElement[44] = -1;
            predecessorElement[45] = -1;
            predecessorElement[46] = -1;
            predecessorElement[47] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[28]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[29]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[30]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[31]= {midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5],midPointInd[4]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[28]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[29]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[30]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[31]= originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceSurface[28] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[29] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[30] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[31] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[7]={42,43,45,42,44,46,43,44,47,45,46,47};
        }
 
        else if(diaInd ==1){
            // Element 5: 
            (newElements)[4]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[24] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
            (newEdges)[25] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[26] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[27] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[28] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[29] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[24]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[25]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[26]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[27]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[28]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[29]=originFlag[2];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[24] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[25] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[26] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[27] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[28] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[29] = interfaceSurface[2];
        
            
            predecessorElement[24] = -1;
            predecessorElement[25] = -1;
            predecessorElement[26] = -1;
            predecessorElement[27] = -1;
            predecessorElement[28] = -1;
            predecessorElement[29] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[16]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
            newTriangles[17]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[18]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[19]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
 
 
            newTrianglesFlag[16]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[17]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[18]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[19]= originFlag[2];
 
            isInterfaceSurface[16] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[17] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[18] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[19] = interfaceSurface[2];;
        
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[4]={24,25,27,24,26,28,25,26,29,27,28,29};
 
            // Element 6: (x_01,x_02,x_12,x_13)
            (newElements)[5]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[30] = {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[31] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[32] = {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[33] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[34] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[35] = {midPointInd[4] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[30]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[31]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[32]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[33]=originFlag[3];
            edgeFlags[34]=originFlag[3];
            edgeFlags[35]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[30] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[31] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[32] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[33] = interfaceSurface[3];
            isInterfaceEdge[34] = interfaceSurface[3];
            isInterfaceEdge[35] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[30] = -1;
            predecessorElement[31] = -1;
            predecessorElement[32] = -1;
            predecessorElement[33] = -1;
            predecessorElement[34] = -1;
            predecessorElement[35] = -1;
 
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[20]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[21]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[22]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[23]= {midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[20]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[21]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[22]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[23]= originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceSurface[20] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[21] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[22] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[23] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[5]={30,31,33,30,32,34,31,32,35,33,34,35};
 
            // Element 7: (x_02,x_03,x_13,x_23)
            (newElements)[6]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[36] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
            (newEdges)[37] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[38] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[39] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[40] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[41] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[36]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[37]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[38]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[39]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[40]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[41]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[36] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[37] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[38] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[39] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[40] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[41] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[36] = -1;
            predecessorElement[37] = -1;
            predecessorElement[38] = -1;
            predecessorElement[39] = -1;
            predecessorElement[40] = -1;
            predecessorElement[41] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[24]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3]};
            newTriangles[25]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[26]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[27]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[24]= originFlag[0]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[25]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[26]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[27]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[24] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceSurface[25] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[26] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[27] = false;
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[6]={36,37,39,36,38,40,37,38,41,39,40,41};
 
            // Element 8: (x_02,x_12,x_13,x_23)
            (newElements)[7]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[42] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[43] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[44] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[45] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[46] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[47] = {midPointInd[4] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[42]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[43]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[44]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[45]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[46]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[47]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[42] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[43] = interfaceSurface[1]; 
            isInterfaceEdge[44] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[45] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[46] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[47] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[42] = -1;
            predecessorElement[43] = -1;
            predecessorElement[44] = -1;
            predecessorElement[45] = -1;
            predecessorElement[46] = -1;
            predecessorElement[47] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[28]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[29]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[30]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[31]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[28]= originFlag[1]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[29]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[30]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[31]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[28] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceSurface[29] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[30] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[31] = false;
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[7]={42,43,45,42,44,46,43,44,47,45,46,47};
        }
        else if(diaInd ==2){
            // Element 5: 
            (newElements)[4]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3]};
 
            (newEdges)[24] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
            (newEdges)[25] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[26] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[27] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[28] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[29] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[24]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[25]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[26]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[27]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[28]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[29]=this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceEdge[24] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[25] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[26] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[27] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[28] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[29] = false;
        
            
            predecessorElement[24] = -1;
            predecessorElement[25] = -1;
            predecessorElement[26] = -1;
            predecessorElement[27] = -1;
            predecessorElement[28] = -1;
            predecessorElement[29] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[16]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2]};
            newTriangles[17]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3]};
            newTriangles[18]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3]};
            newTriangles[19]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3]};
 
 
            newTrianglesFlag[16]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[17]= originFlag[0]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[18]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[19]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[16] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[17] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceSurface[18] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[19] = false;
        
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[4]={24,25,27,24,26,28,25,26,29,27,28,29};
 
            // Element 6: (x_01,x_02,x_12,x_13)
            (newElements)[5]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
 
            (newEdges)[30] = {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[31] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[32] = {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[33] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[34] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[35] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[30]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[31]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[32]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[33]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[34]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[35]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[30] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[31] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[32] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[33] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[34] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceEdge[35] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[30] = -1;
            predecessorElement[31] = -1;
            predecessorElement[32] = -1;
            predecessorElement[33] = -1;
            predecessorElement[34] = -1;
            predecessorElement[35] = -1;
 
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[20]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3]};
            newTriangles[21]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[22]= {midPointInd[0],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[23]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[20]= this->volumeID_;
            newTrianglesFlag[21]= originFlag[1]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[22]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[23]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[20] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[21] = interfaceSurface[1];
            isInterfaceSurface[22] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[23] = false;
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[5]={30,31,33,30,32,34,31,32,35,33,34,35};
            // Element 7: (x_02,x_03,x_13,x_23)
            (newElements)[6]={midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[36] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
            (newEdges)[37] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[38] = {midPointInd[1] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[39] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[40] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[41] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[36]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[37]=originFlag[0];
            edgeFlags[38]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[39]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[40]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[41]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[36] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[37] = interfaceSurface[0];
            isInterfaceEdge[38] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[39] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[40] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[41] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[36] = -1;
            predecessorElement[37] = -1;
            predecessorElement[38] = -1;
            predecessorElement[39] = -1;
            predecessorElement[40] = -1;
            predecessorElement[41] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[24]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3]};
            newTriangles[25]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[2],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[26]= {midPointInd[1],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[27]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[24]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[25]= originFlag[2]; 
            newTrianglesFlag[26]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[27]= this->volumeID_;
 
            isInterfaceSurface[24] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[25] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceSurface[26] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[27] = false;
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[6]={36,37,39,36,38,40,37,38,41,39,40,41};
 
            // Element 8: (x_02,x_12,x_13,x_23)
            (newElements)[7]={midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            (newEdges)[42] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[3]}; 
            (newEdges)[43] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[44] = {midPointInd[2] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[45] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[4]}; 
            (newEdges)[46] = {midPointInd[3] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
            (newEdges)[47] = {midPointInd[4] ,midPointInd[5]}; 
 
            edgeFlags[42]=this->volumeID_;
            edgeFlags[43]=originFlag[1];
            edgeFlags[44]=originFlag[2];
            edgeFlags[45]=originFlag[3];
            edgeFlags[46]=originFlag[3];
            edgeFlags[47]=originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceEdge[42] = false;
            isInterfaceEdge[43] = interfaceSurface[1]; 
            isInterfaceEdge[44] = interfaceSurface[2];
            isInterfaceEdge[45] = interfaceSurface[3];
            isInterfaceEdge[46] = interfaceSurface[3];
            isInterfaceEdge[47] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            predecessorElement[42] = -1;
            predecessorElement[43] = -1;
            predecessorElement[44] = -1;
            predecessorElement[45] = -1;
            predecessorElement[46] = -1;
            predecessorElement[47] = -1;
 
            // Subelements of thetrahedron
            newTriangles[28]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4]};
            newTriangles[29]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[3],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[30]= {midPointInd[2],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
            newTriangles[31]= {midPointInd[3],midPointInd[4],midPointInd[5]};
 
            newTrianglesFlag[28]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[29]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[30]= this->volumeID_; 
            newTrianglesFlag[31]= originFlag[3];
 
            isInterfaceSurface[28] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[29] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[30] = false;
            isInterfaceSurface[31] = interfaceSurface[3];
 
            newTriangleEdgeIDs[7]={42,43,45,42,44,46,43,44,47,45,46,47};
        }
 
 
 
        // Now we add the elements, edges and triangles 
 
        // Adding Elements
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<8; i++){
            //sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("regular");    
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(elements->getElement(indexElement).getFiniteElementRefinementType() == "irregular" || elements->getElement(indexElement).getFiniteElementRefinementType() == "irregularRegular" )
                feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("irregularRegular");   
            if(i<7)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        // Adding the edges (they also have to be added to triangles as subelements, but that is not implemented yet)
        for( int i=0;i<48; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<42){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/6+offsetElements);
            }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);
                
        }
 
        // Adding triangles as subelements, if they arent interior triangles
        int offsetSurfaces =this->surfaceTriangleElements_->numberElements();
        int offsetSurface =0;
        for( int i=0;i<32; i++){
            //sort( newTriangles.at(i).begin(), newTriangles.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newTriangles[i],newTrianglesFlag[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceSurface[i]);
            if(i<28){
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                     if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                            this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/4+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);  
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, i/4+offsetElements);  
 
            }
            else{
                if(newTrianglesFlag[i]!=0 && newTrianglesFlag[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement).addSubElement(feNew);    
                }
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->addSurface(feNew, indexElement);                
            }
 
            /*this->surfaceTriangleElements_->getElement(i+offsetSurfaces).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -2) ;
            for(int j=0; j< 3 ; j++){
                this->surfaceTriangleElements_->getElement(i+offsetSurfaces).addSubElement(this->edgeElements_->getElement(offsetEdges + newTriangleEdgeIDs[i/4][j+offsetSurface]));    
            }
            offsetSurface += 3;
            if((i % 4) == 0)
                offsetSurface =0;*/ 
        }
        FiniteElement element;
        FiniteElement feEdge;
        for( int i=0;i<8; i++){ 
            if(i<7) {
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(i+offsetElements);
                }
            else{
                element = this->elementsC_->getElement(indexElement);
                }
            bool init=false;
            for(int j=0; j<48 ; j++){
                FiniteElement feEdge = this->edgeElements_->getElement(j+offsetEdges);
                if(feEdge.getFlag() != this->volumeID_){
                    if(init == true)
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                    else if ( !element.subElementsInitialized() ){
                        element.initializeSubElements( "P1", 1 ); // only P1 for now                
                        element.addSubElement( feEdge );
                        init= true;
                    }
                    else {
                        ElementsPtr_Type surfaces = element.getSubElements();
                        // We set the edge to the corresponding element(s)
                        surfaces->setToCorrectElement( feEdge );
                    }       
                }
            }
        }
        // tagging the Edges for refinement
        for (int d=0; d<6; d++){
            // now we tag the edge as 'refined'
            edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[d]).tagForRefinement();       
        }
    
    }
    else 
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Refinement Algorithm for the Dimension at hand is not available");
  }

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::bisectEdges(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement, SurfaceElementsPtr_Type surfaceTriangleElements, std::string mode){
    
    if(refinementMode_ == "Bisection"){
 
        if(this->dim_ == 2){
            vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
 
            int entry = this->determineLongestEdge(edgeElements,edgeNumbers,this->pointsRep_); // we determine the edge, we would choose for blue Refinement
 
            if(!edgeElements->getElement(entry).isTaggedForRefinement()) // we tag every edge, after we refine an element -> no tag - no refinement on that edge so far
            {               
                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,entry);
                edgeElements->getElement(entry).tagForRefinement();
            }
 
        }
        else if(this->dim_==3)
            TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "Explicit refinement by bisections is only implemented in 2d.");
    }   
    else{
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        
        for(int i=0; i<edgeNumbers.size(); i++){
            if(!edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()) // we tag every edge, after we refine an element -> no tag - no refinement on that edge so far
            {               
                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,edgeNumbers[i]);
                edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).tagForRefinement();
            }
        }
    }   
    if(mode == "all"){
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement); // indeces of edges belonging to element
        
        for(int i=0; i<edgeNumbers.size(); i++){
            if(!edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).isTaggedForRefinement()) // we tag every edge, after we refine an element -> no tag - no refinement on that edge so far
            {               
                this->addMidpoint(edgeElements,edgeNumbers[i]);
                edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[i]).tagForRefinement();
            }
        }
    }
 
}

template <class SC, class LO, class GO, class NO>
void RefinementFactory<SC,LO,GO,NO>::bisectElement3(EdgeElementsPtr_Type edgeElements, ElementsPtr_Type elements, int indexElement){
 
    if(this->dim_ == 2){
        
        // The necessary Point was already added to the nodelist
        // now we have to figure out, which node it is -> check the tagged edge for midpoint
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbersTmp = edgeElements->getEdgesOfElement(indexElement);
 
 
        int entry = this->determineLongestEdge(edgeElements,edgeNumbersTmp,this->pointsRep_); // we determine the edge, we would choose for blue Refinement
 
        int midPointEntry=0;
        // midpoint index
        vec_int_Type midPointInd(3);
        vec_int_Type edgeNumbers(3);    
        vec_int_Type mutualNode(3);
 
                
        // -> longest Edge: Edge 1: midPoint[0] - mutualNode[0] = mutualNode of Edge 1 and 2 
        // ->               Edge 2: midPoint[1] - mutualNode[1] = mutualNode of Edge 1 and 3
        // ->               Edge 3: midpoint[2] - mutualNode[2] = mutualNode of Edge 2 and 3
 
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++){ 
            if(edgeNumbersTmp[i] == entry)  {
                midPointInd[0] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbersTmp[i]);
                edgeNumbers[0] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                mutualNode[0] = edgeElements->getElement(entry).getNode(0);
                mutualNode[2] = edgeElements->getElement(entry).getNode(1);
            }
        }
        int tmp=1;
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++){ 
            if(edgeNumbersTmp[i] != entry)  {
                midPointInd[tmp] = edgeElements->getMidpoint(edgeNumbersTmp[i]);
                edgeNumbers[tmp] = edgeNumbersTmp[i];
                tmp++;
                if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0) == mutualNode[0])
                    mutualNode[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1);
                else if(edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(1) == mutualNode[0])
                    mutualNode[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbersTmp[i]).getNode(0);
            }
        }
 
 
        // Adding Elements and the corresponding Edges
        vec2D_int_Type newElements(4, vec_int_Type( 0 )); // vector for the new elements
        vec2D_int_Type newEdges(12,vec_int_Type(0)); // vector for the new edges
        vec_int_Type edgeFlags(12); // vector for the new flags
        vec_bool_Type isInterfaceEdge(12); // bool vectot for interfaceEdges
        vec_GO_Type predecessorElement(12);
        // Edgeflags are determined by the midpoints flag or by the fact, that they are inside a triangle, which consequently makes them interior edges (flag =this->volumeID_)
 
        // Element 1
        (newElements)[0]={mutualNode[0],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[0] = {mutualNode[0] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[1] = {mutualNode[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[2] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[0]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);
        edgeFlags[1]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[2]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[0] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[1] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[2] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[0] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);
        predecessorElement[1] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[2] = -1;
 
        // Element 2
        newElements[1]={mutualNode[1],midPointInd[0],midPointInd[1]};
 
        (newEdges)[3] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[4] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
        (newEdges)[5] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[1]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[3]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[4]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[1]);
        edgeFlags[5]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[3] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[4] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[1]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[5] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[3] = -1;
        predecessorElement[4] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[1]);
        predecessorElement[5] = -1;
 
        // Element 3
        (newElements)[2]={mutualNode[1] , midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]};
 
        (newEdges)[6] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[0]}; 
        (newEdges)[7] = {mutualNode[1] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[8] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[6]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[7]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);
        edgeFlags[8]=this->volumeID_;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[6] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[7] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[8] = false;
 
        predecessorElement[6] = -1;
        predecessorElement[7] = this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);
        predecessorElement[8] = -1;
 
        // Element 4
        (newElements)[3]={midPointInd[0],midPointInd[2],mutualNode[2]}; 
 
        (newEdges)[9] = {midPointInd[0] ,midPointInd[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[10] = {midPointInd[0] ,mutualNode[2]}; 
        (newEdges)[11] = {midPointInd[2] ,mutualNode[2]}; 
 
        edgeFlags[9]=this->volumeID_;
        edgeFlags[10]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[0]);;
        edgeFlags[11]=this->bcFlagRep_->at(midPointInd[2]);;
 
        isInterfaceEdge[9] = false;
        isInterfaceEdge[10] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[0]).isInterfaceElement();
        isInterfaceEdge[11] = edgeElements->getElement(edgeNumbers[2]).isInterfaceElement();
 
        predecessorElement[9] = -1;
        predecessorElement[10] =  this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[0]);;
        predecessorElement[11] =  this->edgeMap_->getGlobalElement(edgeNumbers[2]);;
 
        int offsetElements = this->elementsC_->numberElements(); 
        int offsetEdges = this->edgeElements_->numberElements(); 
        for( int i=0;i<4; i++){
            sort( newElements.at(i).begin(), newElements.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newElements.at(i),this->volumeID_);
            feNew.setFiniteElementRefinementType("regular");
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(indexElement);
            if(i<3)
                this->elementsC_->addElement(feNew);
            else
                this->elementsC_->switchElement(indexElement,feNew);
        }
 
        for( int i=0;i<12; i++){
            sort( newEdges.at(i).begin(), newEdges.at(i).end() );
            FiniteElement feNew(newEdges.at(i),edgeFlags[i]);
            feNew.setInterfaceElement(isInterfaceEdge[i]);
            feNew.setPredecessorElement(predecessorElement[i]);
            if(i<9){
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,i/3+offsetElements);
                if(edgeFlags[i]!=0 && edgeFlags[i]!=this->volumeID_){
                    if ( !this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).subElementsInitialized() )
                        this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).initializeSubElements( this->FEType_, this->dim_ -1) ;
                    this->elementsC_->getElement(i/3+offsetElements).addSubElement(feNew);  
                    }
                }
            else
                this->edgeElements_->addEdge(feNew,indexElement);
            
        }
    }
    else            
        TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPTION( true, std::runtime_error, "The Refinement by Bisection Method you requested is only applicable to a 2 dimensional Mesh.");
    
 }
 
}
 
#endif