.. _initial_conditions:

Initial Conditions Generation
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The typical use of radial profiles and particle distributions created by
``cluster_generator`` will be to create initial conditions for simulations.
The :class:`~cluster_generator.ics.ClusterICs` class can be used
to set up one or more clusters in some spatial configuration, with initial
velocities, and perform other tasks to get one ready to run a single cluster
or cluster merger simulation.

Generating ``ClusterICs`` from a Script
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``ClusterICs`` Parameter Files
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