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# CORSIKA8 Framework for Particle Cascades in Astroparticle Physics**
# CORSIKA 8 Framework for Particle Cascades in Astroparticle Physics**
The purpose of CORSIKA is to simulate any particle cascades in
astroparticle physics or astrophysical context. A lot of emphasis is
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decision of the user must be performed at compile time. At run time
only specific model parameters can still be changed.
CORSIKA8 is released under the GPL3 license. This does not exclude
that specific CORSIKA8 versions can be released for specific purposes
CORSIKA 8 is released under the GPLv3 license. This does not exclude
that specific CORSIKA 8 versions can be released for specific purposes
under different licensing. See [license
file](https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu/AirShowerPhysics/corsika/blob/master/LICENSE)
which is part of every release and the source code.
If you use, or want to refer to, CORSIKA8 please cite ["Towards a Next
If you use, or want to refer to, CORSIKA 8 please cite ["Towards a Next
Generation of CORSIKA: A Framework for the Simulation of Particle
Cascades in Astroparticle Physics", Comput.Softw.Big Sci. 3 (2019)
2](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41781-018-0013-0). We kindly ask (and
expect) any relevant improvement or addition to be offered or
contributed to the main CORSIKA8 repository for the benefit of the
contributed to the main CORSIKA 8 repository for the benefit of the
whole community.
When you plan to contribute to CORSIKA8 check the guidelines outlined here:
When you plan to contribute to CORSIKA 8 check the guidelines outlined here:
[coding
guidelines](https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu/AirShowerPhysics/corsika/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Code
that fails the review by the CORSIKA author group must be improved
before it can be merged in the official code base. After your code has
been accepted and merged you become a contributor of the CORSIKA8
been accepted and merged you become a contributor of the CORSIKA 8
project and you should include yourself in the
[AUTHORS](https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu/AirShowerPhysics/corsika/blob/master/AUTHORS)
file.
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## Installation
CORSIKA8 is tested regularly at least on gcc7.3.0 and clang-6.0.0.
CORSIKA 8 is tested regularly at least on gcc7.3.0 and clang-6.0.0.
Additional software prerequisites: eigen3, boost, cmake, g++, git.
On a bare Ubuntu 18.04, just add:
```
sudo apt-get install libeigen3-dev libboost-dev cmake g++ git
```
Follow these steps to download and install CORSIKA8-milestone2
Follow these steps to download and install CORSIKA 8 milestone2
```
git clone git@gitlab.ikp.kit.edu:AirShowerPhysics/corsika.git
cd corsika
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