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+# Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver
+
+A C++ header-only library for evolving states under the Schrödinger equation using first-order Suzuki-Trotter and computing switching functions.
+
+[![Build and Test Ubuntu-latest](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver/actions/workflows/ubuntu_latest.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver/actions/workflows/ubuntu_latest.yml) [![Build and Test macOS-latest](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver/actions/workflows/macos-latest.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver/actions/workflows/macos-latest.yml) [![Build and Test Windows-latest](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver/actions/workflows/windows-latest.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver/actions/workflows/windows-latest.yml)
+
+## Installation
+
+Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver can be installed as follows:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver
+cd Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver
+cmake -S . -B build # set optional flags here
+sudo cmake --build build --config Release --target install -j $(nproc)
+```
+
+There are several optional flags that can be set:
+- ``-DSuzuki-Trotter-Evolver_INSTALL_LIBRARY=ON/OFF``(Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver is installed if set to ``ON``)
+- ``-DSuzuki-Trotter-Evolver_BUILD_TESTING=ON/OFF`` (The unit tests and examples are build and run if set to ``ON``)
+- ``-DSuzuki-Trotter-Evolver_BUILD_DOCS=ON/OFF`` (The documentation is build if set to ``ON``)
+
+These optional flags should be appended to ``cmake -S ../.. -B build``. All three default to ``ON`` if the project is top level (i.e. if the project is not being build as a dependency of another project).
+
+### Requirements
+
+Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Requires:
+
+- [Eigen3](https://eigen.tuxfamily.org/)
+
+#### Additional requirements for testing
+
+- [Catch2](https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2)
+
+#### Additional requirements for building documentation
+
+- [doxygen](https://doxygen.nl/)
+- [Sphinx](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/)
+- [Furo](https://github.com/pradyunsg/furo)
+- [Exhale](https://exhale.readthedocs.io)
+- [Breathe](https://breathe.readthedocs.io)
+- [MyST-Parser](https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/)
+
+## Documentation
+
+Documentation including worked examples can be found at: [https://Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver.readthedocs.io](https://Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver.readthedocs.io)
+
+## Source Code
+
+Source code can be found at: [https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver](https://github.com/Christopher-K-Long/Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver)
+
+## Version and Changes
+
+The current version is [`1.0.0`](ChangeLog.md#release-100). Please see the [Change Log](ChangeLog.md) for more details. Suzuki-Trotter-Evolver uses [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/).
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