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 This repo contains input files, scripts and data necessary to reproduce the figures and findings discussed in
 https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/64d4fd6269bfb8925ab5323b 
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+# Required packages
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+To run the exact diagonalization calculations TRIQS is required (https://triqs.github.io/triqs/latest/install.html)
+The plotting is done via matplotlib and plotly.
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