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Setting up a simulation
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   :width: 25%
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This example is a minimal simulation, the "hello world" of Smuthi. 
It investigates scattering by a single glass sphere on a glass substrate and evaluates the total scattering cross section.

Click :download:`here <../../../../examples/tutorials/01_setting_up_a_simulation/dielectric_sphere_on_substrate.py>` 
to download the Python script.

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   :width: 75%

The console output should look like in the above image.