G4HelixExplicitEuler.cc

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// G4HelixExplicitEuler implementation
//
//  Helix Explicit Euler: x_1 = x_0 + helix(h)
//  with helix(h) being a helix piece of length h.
//  Most simple approach for solving linear differential equations.
//  Take the current derivative and add it to the current position.
//
// Author: W.Wander <wwc@mit.edu>, 12.09.1997
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#include "G4HelixExplicitEuler.hh"
#include "G4PhysicalConstants.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
 
G4HelixExplicitEuler::G4HelixExplicitEuler(G4Mag_EqRhs* EqRhs)
  : G4MagHelicalStepper(EqRhs)
{
}
 
G4HelixExplicitEuler::~G4HelixExplicitEuler()
{
}
 
void G4HelixExplicitEuler::Stepper( const G4double  yInput[7],
                                    const G4double*,
                                          G4double Step,
                                          G4double yOut[7],
                                          G4double yErr[] )
{
  // Estimation of the Stepping Angle
  //
  G4ThreeVector Bfld;
  MagFieldEvaluate(yInput, Bfld); 
  
  const G4int nvar = 6 ;
  G4double yTemp[8], yIn[8] ;
  G4ThreeVector  Bfld_midpoint;
 
  // Saving yInput because yInput and yOut can be aliases for same array
  //
  for(G4int i=0; i<nvar; ++i)
  {
    yIn[i] = yInput[i];
  }
     
  G4double h = Step * 0.5;
 
  // Do full step and two half steps
  //
  G4double yTemp2[7];
  AdvanceHelix(yIn, Bfld, h, yTemp2,yTemp);
  MagFieldEvaluate(yTemp2, Bfld_midpoint) ;     
  AdvanceHelix(yTemp2, Bfld_midpoint, h, yOut);
  SetAngCurve(GetAngCurve() * 2);
    
  // Error estimation
  //
  for(G4int i=0; i<nvar; ++i)
  {
    yErr[i] = yOut[i] - yTemp[i];
  }
}
 
G4double G4HelixExplicitEuler::DistChord()   const 
{
  // Implementation : must check whether h/R > 2 pi  !!
  //   If( h/R <  pi) use G4LineSection::DistLine
  //   Else           DistChord=R_helix
  //
  G4double distChord;
  G4double Ang_curve=GetAngCurve();
 
 
  if(Ang_curve<=pi)
  {
    distChord=GetRadHelix()*(1-std::cos(0.5*Ang_curve));
  }
  else if(Ang_curve<twopi)
  {
    distChord=GetRadHelix()*(1+std::cos(0.5*(twopi-Ang_curve)));
  }
  else
  {
    distChord=2.*GetRadHelix();  
  }
 
  return distChord;
}
 
void G4HelixExplicitEuler::DumbStepper( const G4double      yIn[],
                                              G4ThreeVector Bfld,
                                              G4double      h,
                                              G4double      yOut[] )
{
   AdvanceHelix(yIn, Bfld, h, yOut);
}