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// $Id: G4VImportanceAlgorithm.hh,v 1.7 2002/10/14 12:36:01 dressel Exp $
// GEANT4 tag $Name: geant4-05-00 $
//
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Class G4VImportanceAlgorithm
//
// Class description:
//
// This is an interface used by importance sampling to get the 
// number of copies and weight a mother particle should be split 
// into when crossing a boundary of "importance cells". 
// The interface defines the input to be the ratio of the pre over
// the post importance and the weight of the mother track.
// It returns a struct containing the number of copies (including 
// the mother track) to be produced and the weight of each track.
// A user defined algorithm deriving from this interface may be used
// by the importance sampling.

// Author: Michael Dressel (Michael.Dressel@cern.ch)
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4VImportanceAlgorithm_hh
#define G4VImportanceAlgorithm_hh G4VImportanceAlgorithm_hh 

#include "G4Nsplit_Weight.hh"

class G4VImportanceAlgorithm
{

public:  // with description

  G4VImportanceAlgorithm();
  virtual ~G4VImportanceAlgorithm();
  virtual G4Nsplit_Weight Calculate(G4double ipre,
				    G4double ipost,
                                    G4double init_w) const = 0;
    // calculate the number of tracks and their weight according 
    // to the  pre and post importance value and the weight of
    // the mother track.
};

#endif