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// $Id: G4Field.hh,v 1.8 2003/11/05 10:35:55 japost Exp $
// GEANT4 tag $Name: geant4-06-00-patch-01 $
//
//
// class G4Field
//
// Class description:
//
// Abstract class for any kind of Field.
// It allows any kind of field (vector, scalar, tensor and any set of them)
// to be defined by implementing the inquiry function interface.
// History:
// - Created: John Apostolakis, 10.03.1997
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4FIELD_HH
#define G4FIELD_HH
#include "G4Types.hh"
class G4Field
{
public: // with description
virtual void GetFieldValue( const double Point[4],
double *Bfield ) const = 0;
G4Field(){;}
virtual ~G4Field(){;}
inline G4Field& operator = (const G4Field &p);
// A field signature function that can be used to insure
// that the Equation of motion object and the G4Field object
// have the same "field signature"?
virtual G4bool DoesFieldChangeEnergy() const= 0 ;
// For electric field this should be true
// For pure magnetic field this should be false
};
inline G4Field& G4Field::operator = (const G4Field &p)
{
if (&p != this) { *this = p; }
return *this;
}
#endif /* G4FIELD_HH */