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 # Simulation of the oxidation of Fe-Cr-Al-surfaces using semiclassical methods
 
-The goal is to make a simulation where oxygen molecules interact with a surface and oxidize it.
-The surface would reconstruct randomly to allow the oxygen molecules to deposit into the surface.
+The goal is to make a simulation where oxygen molecules interact with a stainless steel surface and oxidize it.
+The program uses a discrete Monte Carlo optimization algorithm to find the minimum energy configuration for the system.
 
 The program writes an animation of the simulation into .xyz files.
 Example outputs can be downloaded from https://seafile.utu.fi/d/7ec39b0788/.