G4Mag_EqRhs.hh

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// G4Mag_EqRhs
//
// Class description:
//
// The "standard" equation of motion of a particle in a pure magnetic field.
// Other that might be required are:
//     i) is when using a moving reference frame ... or
//    ii) extending for other forces, e.g. an electric field
 
// Author: John Apostolakis (CERN), 13.01.1997
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4MAG_EQRHS_HH
#define G4MAG_EQRHS_HH
 
#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4ChargeState.hh"
#include "G4EquationOfMotion.hh"
 
class G4MagneticField;
 
/**
 * @brief G4Mag_EqRhs is the "standard" equation of motion of a particle
 * in a pure magnetic field.
 */
 
class G4Mag_EqRhs : public G4EquationOfMotion
{
  public:
 
    /**
     * Constructor for G4Mag_EqRhs.
     *  @param[in] magField Pointer to the associated magnetic field.
     */
    G4Mag_EqRhs(G4MagneticField* magField);
 
    /**
     * Default Destructor.
     */
    ~G4Mag_EqRhs() override = default;
 
    /**
     * Calculates the value of the derivative, given the value of the field.
     *  @param[in] y Coefficients array.
     *  @param[in] B Field value.
     *  @param[out] dydx Derivatives array.
     */
    void EvaluateRhsGivenB( const G4double y[],
                            const G4double B[3],
                                  G4double dydx[] ) const override = 0;
 
    /**
     * Returns and sets the charge momentum mass value.
     */
    inline G4double FCof() const { return fCof_val; }
    void SetChargeMomentumMass( G4ChargeState particleCharge,
                                G4double MomentumXc,
                                G4double mass ) override;
  private:
 
    /** Charge momentum mass. */
    G4double fCof_val = 0.0;
 
    /** Coefficient in the Lorentz motion equation (Lorentz force), if the
        magnetic field B is in Tesla, the particle charge in units of the 
        elementary charge, the momentum P in MeV/c, and the space coordinates
        and path along the trajectory in mm. */
    static const G4double fUnitConstant;     // Set to 0.299792458
};
 
#endif