From ca10c3ead328230f1844f70eb7aac6bacfebd137 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Piyush Sharda <34922596+psharda@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:24:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update README to mention ISM chemistry (#1652)

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 README.md | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74c9cf283..29f8e3b75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # 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:
 
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ There are several core types of microphysics routines hosted here:
 
 * `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.
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ There are several core types of microphysics routines hosted here:
 # 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/