G4ChordFinder.hh

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// G4ChordFinder
//
// Class description:
//
// A class that provides RK integration of motion ODE (as does g4magtr)
// and also has a method that returns an Approximate point on the curve 
// near to a (chord) point.
 
// Author: J.Apostolakis - Design and implementation - 25.02.1997
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4CHORDFINDER_HH
#define G4CHORDFINDER_HH
 
#include "G4VIntegrationDriver.hh"
#include "G4MagIntegratorStepper.hh"
 
#include <memory>
 
class G4VFSALIntegrationStepper;
 
class G4MagneticField;
class G4CachedMagneticField;
class G4HelixHeum;
 
class G4ChordFinder
{
   public:  // with description
 
      explicit G4ChordFinder( G4VIntegrationDriver* pIntegrationDriver );
        // The most flexible constructor, which allows the user to specify
        // any type of field, equation, stepper and integration driver.
 
      G4ChordFinder( G4MagneticField* itsMagField,
                     G4double         stepMinimum = 1.0e-2, // * mm 
                     G4MagIntegratorStepper* pItsStepper = nullptr,
                     // G4bool           useHigherEfficiencyStepper = true,
                     G4int            stepperDriverChoice = 2  );
        // A constructor that creates defaults for all "children" classes.
        //
        // The type of equation of motion is fixed.
        // A default type of stepper (Dormand Prince since release 10.4) is used,
        // and the corresponding integration driver.
        // Except if 'useFSAL' is set (true), which provides a FSAL stepper
        // and its corresponding specialised (templated) driver.
      
      virtual ~G4ChordFinder();
 
      G4ChordFinder(const G4ChordFinder&) = delete;
      G4ChordFinder& operator=(const G4ChordFinder&) = delete;
        // Copy constructor and assignment operator not allowed.
 
      inline G4double AdvanceChordLimited( G4FieldTrack& yCurrent,
                                           G4double stepInitial,
                                           G4double epsStep_Relative,
                                     const G4ThreeVector& latestSafetyOrigin,
                                           G4double lasestSafetyRadius);
        // Uses ODE solver's driver to find the endpoint that satisfies 
        // the chord criterion: that d_chord < delta_chord
        // -> Returns Length of Step taken.
     
      G4FieldTrack ApproxCurvePointS( const G4FieldTrack&  curveAPointVelocity,
                                      const G4FieldTrack&  curveBPointVelocity,
                                      const G4FieldTrack&  ApproxCurveV,
                                      const G4ThreeVector& currentEPoint,
                                      const G4ThreeVector& currentFPoint,
                                      const G4ThreeVector& PointG,
                                            G4bool first,  G4double epsStep);
 
      G4FieldTrack ApproxCurvePointV( const G4FieldTrack&  curveAPointVelocity,
                                      const G4FieldTrack&  curveBPointVelocity,
                                      const G4ThreeVector& currentEPoint,
                                            G4double       epsStep);
 
      inline G4double InvParabolic( const G4double xa, const G4double ya,
                                    const G4double xb, const G4double yb,
                                    const G4double xc, const G4double yc );
 
      inline G4double  GetDeltaChord() const;
      inline void      SetDeltaChord(G4double newval);
 
      inline void SetIntegrationDriver(G4VIntegrationDriver* IntegrationDriver);
      inline G4VIntegrationDriver* GetIntegrationDriver();
        // Access and set Driver.
 
      inline void ResetStepEstimate();
        // Clear internal state (last step estimate)
 
      inline G4int SetVerbose( G4int newvalue=1); 
        // Set verbosity and return old value
 
      void OnComputeStep();
 
      friend std::ostream&
             operator<<( std::ostream& os, const G4ChordFinder& cf);
 
   protected:   // .........................................................
 
      void     PrintDchordTrial(G4int    noTrials, 
                                G4double stepTrial, 
                                G4double oldStepTrial, 
                                G4double dChordStep);
 
   private:  // ............................................................
 
      //  Constants
      //  ---------------------
      const G4double fDefaultDeltaChord;  // SET in G4ChordFinder.cc = 0.25 mm
 
      //  PARAMETERS 
      //  ---------------------
      G4double  fDeltaChord;               //  Maximum miss distance 
 
      G4int fStatsVerbose = 0;  // if > 0, print Statistics in destructor
 
      //  DEPENDENT Objects
      //  ---------------------
      G4VIntegrationDriver*      fIntgrDriver = nullptr;
      G4MagIntegratorStepper*    fRegularStepperOwned = nullptr;
      G4MagIntegratorStepper*    fNewFSALStepperOwned = nullptr;
      std::unique_ptr<G4HelixHeum> fLongStepper;
      G4CachedMagneticField*     fCachedField = nullptr;
   // G4VFSALIntegrationStepper* fOldFSALStepperOwned = nullptr;
      G4EquationOfMotion*        fEquation = nullptr;  
};
 
// Inline function implementation:
 
#include "G4ChordFinder.icc"
 
#endif  // G4CHORDFINDER_HH