# dekoder
Rust crate for reading and writing [EKO](https://github.com/NNPDF/eko) output files.
EKO produces **Evolution Kernel Operators** (EKOs) which are rank-4 tensors used in perturbative QCD calculations. This crate handles the on-disk format: a tar archive containing YAML metadata headers and LZ4-compressed NumPy (`.npz.lz4`) operator arrays.
## Citation policy
When using our code please cite
- our DOI: [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3874237)
- our paper: [](https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.02338)
## Crates in the eko framework
- [dekoder](https://crates.io/crates/dekoder) - Reading and writing EKO output files
- [eko](https://crates.io/crates/eko) - Core EKO utilities
- [ekore](https://crates.io/crates/ekore) - Anomalous dimensions and operator matrix elements
## License
[GPL-3.0-or-later](https://github.com/NNPDF/eko/blob/master/LICENSE)