1.5

What's Changed

• Fix blackjax.barker API and window_adaptation compatibility by @junpenglao in #841
• Fix Cholesky recomputed on every sampling step for dense mass matrix (#760) by @junpenglao in #842
• Replace deprecated jax.pmap with sharding API in multiple chains example by @junpenglao in #843
• Fix MEADS Algorithm 3 fold structure and epsilon formula by @junpenglao in #844
• Feat: Implement Full-Rank VI by @giladturok in #720
• Feat: Low-rank mass matrix adaptation (nutpie-aligned) by @junpenglao in #847
• Fix low_rank_window_adaptation: remove mu_star from params, reinit state at mu_star by @junpenglao in #848
• information typo by @AdamOrmondroyd in #850
• Rename tests/util.py to tests/fixtures.py by @junpenglao in #851
• Add Renyi alpha divergence to variational inference and tests by @OleksiiBevza in #849
• Make fastprogress an optional dependency by @junpenglao in #853

New Contributors

• @AdamOrmondroyd made their first contribution in #850
• @OleksiiBevza made their first contribution in #849

Full Changelog: 1.4...1.5