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Update README to mention ISM chemistry (#1652)
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# Microphysics

*A collection of astrophysical microphysics routines for stellar explosions*
*A collection of astrophysical microphysics routines for stellar explosions and interstellar medium chemistry (including primordial chemistry)*

There are several core types of microphysics routines hosted here:

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* `networks/`: these are the reaction networks. They serve both to
define the composition and its properties, as well as describe the
reactions and energy release when reactions occur.
reactions and energy release when reactions occur. For ISM chemistry,
network contains the differentials of the number density of various
chemical species and the gas specific internal energy.

* `neutrinos/`: this holds the plasma neutrino cooling routines used
in the reaction networks.
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# AMReX-Astro Codes

At the moment, these routines are written to be compatible with
the AMReX-Astro codes, Maestro and Castro.
the AMReX-Astro codes, Maestro, Castro and Quokka.

* Castro: http://amrex-astro.github.io/Castro/

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