// // ******************************************************************** // * License and Disclaimer * // * * // * The Geant4 software is copyright of the Copyright Holders of * // * the Geant4 Collaboration. It is provided under the terms and * // * conditions of the Geant4 Software License, included in the file * // * LICENSE and available at http://cern.ch/geant4/license . These * // * include a list of copyright holders. * // * * // * Neither the authors of this software system, nor their employing * // * institutes,nor the agencies providing financial support for this * // * work make any representation or warranty, express or implied, * // * regarding this software system or assume any liability for its * // * use. Please see the license in the file LICENSE and URL above * // * for the full disclaimer and the limitation of liability. * // * * // * This code implementation is the result of the scientific and * // * technical work of the GEANT4 collaboration. * // * By using, copying, modifying or distributing the software (or * // * any work based on the software) you agree to acknowledge its * // * use in resulting scientific publications, and indicate your * // * acceptance of all terms of the Geant4 Software license. * // ******************************************************************** // // G4ExactHelixStepper // // Class description: // // Concrete class for particle motion in constant magnetic field. // Helix a-la-Explicity Euler: x_1 = x_0 + helix(h) // with helix(h) being a helix piece of length h. // simplest approach for solving linear differential equations. // Take the current derivative and add it to the current position. // // As the field is assumed constant, an error is not calculated. // Author: John Apostolakis (CERN), 28.01.2005. // Implementation adapted from ExplicitEuler by W.Wander // -------------------------------------------------------------------- #ifndef G4EXACTHELIXSTEPPER_HH #define G4EXACTHELIXSTEPPER_HH #include "G4Types.hh" #include "G4ThreeVector.hh" #include "G4MagIntegratorStepper.hh" #include "G4MagHelicalStepper.hh" #include "G4Mag_EqRhs.hh" /** * @brief G4ExactHelixStepper is a concrete class for particle motion in * constant magnetic field. Helix a-la-Explicity Euler: x_1 = x_0 + helix(h) * with helix(h) being a helix piece of length h. * As the field is assumed constant, an error is not calculated. */ class G4ExactHelixStepper : public G4MagHelicalStepper { public: /** * Constructor for G4ExactHelixStepper. * @param[in] EqRhs Pointer to the standard equation of motion. */ G4ExactHelixStepper(G4Mag_EqRhs* EqRhs); /** * Default Destructor. */ ~G4ExactHelixStepper() override = default; /** * Copy constructor and assignment operator not allowed. */ G4ExactHelixStepper(const G4ExactHelixStepper&) = delete; G4ExactHelixStepper& operator=(const G4ExactHelixStepper&) = delete; /** * The stepper for the Runge Kutta integration. * The stepsize is fixed, with the step size given by 'h'. * Provides helix starting values y[0 to 6]. * Outputs yout[] and ZERO estimated error yerr[]=0. * @param[in] yInput Starting values array of integration variables. * @param[in] dydx Derivatives array. * @param[in] h The given step size. * @param[out] yout Integration output. * @param[out] yerr The estimated error. */ void Stepper( const G4double y[], const G4double dydx[], G4double h, G4double yout[], G4double yerr[] ) override; /** * Same as Stepper() function above, but should perform a 'dump' step * without error calculation. Assuming a constant field, the solution is * a helix. Should NOT be called; issues a fatal exception as the Stepper * must do all the work. */ void DumbStepper( const G4double y[], G4ThreeVector Bfld, G4double h, G4double yout[] ) override; /** * Estimates the maximum distance of curved solution and chord. */ G4double DistChord() const override; /** * Returns the order, 1, of integration. */ inline G4int IntegratorOrder() const override { return 1; } /** * Returns the stepper type-ID, "kExactHelixStepper". */ inline G4StepperType StepperType() const override { return kExactHelixStepper; } private: /** Initial value of field at last step. */ G4ThreeVector fBfieldValue; }; #endif