G4VFSALIntegrationStepper.hh

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// G4VFSALIntegrationStepper
//
// Class description:
//
// Class similar to G4VMagIntegratorStepper, for steppers which
// estimate the value of the derivative at the projected endpoint
// of integration - at each successful step.
// This ability is known as 'First Same As Last' (FSAL). It
// reduces the number of required calls to the equation's 
// RightHandSide method, and, as such the number of calls to the 
// (potentially expensive) field evaluation methods.
//
// Based on G4VMagIntegratorStepper
 
// Author: Somnath Banerjee (CERN, Google Summer of Code 2015), 26.05.2016
// Supervision: John Apostolakis (CERN)
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4VFSALINTEGRATOR_STEPPER_HH
#define G4VFSALINTEGRATOR_STEPPER_HH
 
#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4EquationOfMotion.hh"
 
/**
 * @brief G4VFSALIntegrationStepper is a class similar to
 * G4VMagIntegratorStepper, but for steppers which estimate the value of
 * the derivative at the projected endpoint of integration, at each successful
 * step. This ability is known as 'First Same As Last' (FSAL).
 * It reduces the number of required calls to the equation's RightHandSide
 * method, and, as such the number of calls to the (potentially expensive)
 * field evaluation methods.
 */
 
class G4VFSALIntegrationStepper
{
  public:
 
    /**
     * Constructor for G4VFSALIntegrationStepper.
     *  @param[in] Equation Pointer to the provided equation of motion.
     *  @param[in] numStateVariables The number of state variables.
     */
    G4VFSALIntegrationStepper (G4EquationOfMotion* Equation,
                               G4int numIntegrationVariables,
                               G4int numStateVariables = 12);
 
    /**
     * Default Destructor.
     */
    virtual ~G4VFSALIntegrationStepper() = default;
 
    /**
     * Copy constructor and assignment operator not allowed.
     */
    G4VFSALIntegrationStepper(const G4VFSALIntegrationStepper&) = delete;
    G4VFSALIntegrationStepper& operator=(const G4VFSALIntegrationStepper&) = delete;
 
    /**
     * The stepper for the Runge Kutta integration.
     * The stepsize is fixed, with the step size given by 'h'.
     * Integrates ODE starting values yInput[0 to 6].
     * Outputs yout[] and its estimated error yerr[].
     *  @param[in] y 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.
     *  @param[out] lastDydx Last derivative.
     */
    virtual void Stepper( const G4double y[],
                          const G4double dydx[],
                                G4double h,
                                G4double yout[],
                                G4double yerr[],
                                G4double lastDydx[]) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Returns an estimate of the maximum distance of a chord from the
     * true path over the segment last integrated.
     */
    virtual G4double DistChord() const = 0; 
    
    /**
     * Simple utility function to (re)normalise 'unit velocity' vector.
     */
    inline void NormaliseTangentVector( G4double vec[6] );
 
    /**
     * Simple utility function to (re)normalise 'unit spin' vector.
     */
    inline void NormalisePolarizationVector( G4double vec[12] );
 
    /**
     * Utility method to supply the standard Evaluation of the
     * Right Hand side of the associated equation.
     */
    void RightHandSide( const double y[], double dydx[] );
 
    /**
     * Returns the number of variables that the stepper will integrate over.
     */
    inline G4int GetNumberOfVariables() const;
 
    /**
     * Returns the number of variables of state variables (>= above, integration)
     */
    inline G4int GetNumberOfStateVariables() const;
 
    /**
     * Returns the order of the integrator, i.e. its error behaviour
     * is of the order O(h^order).
     */
    virtual G4int IntegratorOrder() const = 0;
 
    /**
     * Returns a pointer to the equation of motion.
     * As some steppers (e.g. RKG3) require other methods of Eq_Rhs,
     * this function allows for access to them.
     */
    inline G4EquationOfMotion* GetEquationOfMotion(); 
 
    /**
     * Setter for the equation of motion.
     */
    inline void SetEquationOfMotion(G4EquationOfMotion* newEquation); 
 
    /**
     * Methods for debug use.
     */
    inline G4int GetfNoRHSCalls() { return fNoRHSCalls; }
    void increasefNORHSCalls();
    inline void ResetfNORHSCalls() { fNoRHSCalls = 0; }
 
  private:
 
    G4EquationOfMotion* fEquation_Rhs = nullptr;
 
    /** Variables in integration. */
    const G4int fNoIntegrationVariables = 0;
 
    /** Number required for FieldTrack. */
    const G4int fNoStateVariables = 0;
 
    /** Used for debug. */
    G4int fNoRHSCalls = 0;
};
 
#include "G4VFSALIntegrationStepper.icc"
 
#endif