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System requirements
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Python 3.8.8, cross-platform

Used non-standard libraries:
numpy 1.19.2
matplotlib 3.3.4
scipy 1.6.2
shapely 1.7.1

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Installation guide
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See https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download for Python 3

Install the non-standard libraries using pip:

pip install numpy matplotlib scipy Shapely

Typical install time: 
Python 3: 45 seconds
Libraries: 40 seconds



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Demo
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To replicate the plots from the manuscript:
1. extract litdata.zip in the same folder where plots.py is
2. run the plots.py script:
   python plots.py

Expected output: a subfolder /plots with the plots as png images in it

Typical runtime: 7 seconds

To test the numerical solution to the Smoluchowski expression, run

python smoluchowski.py

Expected output: calculated Lambda and deviation from analytical solution

Typical runtime: 7 seconds

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Instructions for use
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To run the code on the data used for the manuscript and reproducing the
plots, see the "Demo" section above.