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Documentation and reference guide for the CORSIKA8 (CORSIKA version 8)
software framework for air shower simulations. CORSIKA8 is developed
at <a
href="https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu/AirShowerPhysics">https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu</a>. If
you got the code from somewhere else, consider to switch to the
official development repository. If you want to report bugs, or want
to suggest features or future development, please submit an "issue" on
this gitlab server.
CORSIKA is the most comprehensive framework for simulating particle
cascades in astrophysical environments, for example extensive air
showers. The impact of stochastic and continuous processes on the
cascade development is simulated. To boost computational efficiency
different techniques are provided, like thinning or cascade equations.
The software makes extensive use of static design patterns and
compiler optimization. Thus, the most fundamental configuration
decision of the user must be performed at compile time. At runtime
only spcific parameters can still be changed.
When you contribute to CORSIKA, follow the guidlines outlined here:
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href="https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu/AirShowerPhysics/corsika/wikis/home">Development
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