G4MagErrorStepper.hh

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// G4MagErrorStepper
//
// Class description:
//
// Abstract base class for integrator of particle's equation of motion,
// used in tracking in space dependent magnetic field.
 
// Author: W.Wander <[email protected]>, 09.12.1997
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4MAGERRORSTEPPER_HH
#define G4MAGERRORSTEPPER_HH
 
#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4MagIntegratorStepper.hh"
#include "G4Mag_EqRhs.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
 
class G4MagErrorStepper : public G4MagIntegratorStepper
{
  public:  // with description
 
    G4MagErrorStepper(G4EquationOfMotion*EqRhs,
                      G4int numberOfVariables,
                      G4int numStateVariables = 12);
    virtual ~G4MagErrorStepper();
  
    G4MagErrorStepper(const G4MagErrorStepper&) = delete;
    G4MagErrorStepper& operator=(const G4MagErrorStepper&) = delete;
 
    void Stepper( const G4double y[],
                  const G4double dydx[],
                        G4double h,
                        G4double yout[],
                        G4double yerr[] );
      // The stepper for the Runge Kutta integration. The stepsize 
      // is fixed, with the Step size given by h.
      // Integrates ODE starting values y[0 to 6].
      // Outputs yout[] and its estimated error yerr[].
 
    virtual  void DumbStepper( const G4double y[],
                               const G4double dydx[],
                                     G4double h,
                                     G4double yout[] ) = 0;
      // Performs a 'dump' Step without error calculation.
 
    G4double DistChord() const;
 
  private:
 
    // STATE
    G4ThreeVector fInitialPoint, fMidPoint, fFinalPoint;
      // Data stored in order to find the chord
 
    // Dependent Objects, owned --- part of the STATE 
    G4double *yInitial, *yMiddle, *dydxMid, *yOneStep;
      // The following arrays are used only for temporary storage
      // they are allocated at the class level only for efficiency -
      // so that calls to new and delete are not made in Stepper().
};
 
#include  "G4MagErrorStepper.icc"
 
#endif