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Author: Vincent Eymet <vincent.eymet@meso-star.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 12:25:51 +0100
Update of the "README" file.
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@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ The purpose of this library is to numericaly solve the radiative properties of
micro organism with respect to an "Approximation Method for Short Wavelength or
High-Energy Scattering" (L. Schiff, 1956).
+It will estimate total cross-sections (absorption, scattering and
+extinction cross-sections) in addition to the phase
+function, its cumulative and its inverse cumulative, for a mixture of
+different particule types.
+
+A given type of particule is defined by its optical properties
+(refractive index, provided at various wavelengths)
+and any user-defined geometry distribution.
+
+The Monte-Carlo Method is used in order to solve Maxwell's equations
+within Schiff's approximation, as presented in
+[Charon et al. 2015](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407315003283). The
+main advantages of using this method are: the possibility to address
+any shape of particule, and the fact results are provided with a
+numerical accuracy. The user has therefore the ability to increase the
+computation time in order to obtain more accurate results if needed.
+
## How to build
The *Star-Schiff* library relies on the [CMake](http://www.cmake.org) and the
