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-# nmap2024
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+# Numerical Methods in Accelerator Physics
+MSc lecture series at Technical University of Darmstadt on numerical methods applied to the field of accelerator physics. The course was first developed by Adrian Oeftiger (2022-2023) and has now been taken over from Thilo Egenolf.
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+This repository provides the jupyter notebook resources with numerical examples for each lecture.