G4MagErrorStepper.cc

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// G4MagErrorStepper implementation
//
// Author: W.Wander <wwc@mit.edu>, 09.12.1997
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#include "G4MagErrorStepper.hh"
#include "G4LineSection.hh"
 
G4MagErrorStepper::~G4MagErrorStepper()
{
   delete [] yMiddle;
   delete [] dydxMid;
   delete [] yInitial;
   delete [] yOneStep;
}
 
void G4MagErrorStepper::Stepper( const G4double yInput[],
                                 const G4double dydx[],
                                       G4double hstep,
                                       G4double yOutput[],
                                       G4double yError [] )
{  
   const G4int nvar = GetNumberOfVariables();
   const G4int maxvar = GetNumberOfStateVariables();
 
   // correction for Richardson Extrapolation.
   //
   G4double  correction = 1. / ( (1 << IntegratorOrder()) -1 );
   
   //  Saving yInput because yInput and yOutput can be aliases for same array
   //
   for(G4int i=0; i<nvar; ++i)
   {
     yInitial[i]=yInput[i];
   }
   yInitial[7] = yInput[7]; // Copy the time in case...even if not really needed
   yMiddle[7] = yInput[7];  // Copy the time from initial value 
   yOneStep[7] = yInput[7]; // As it contributes to final value of yOutput ?
   // yOutput[7] = yInput[7];  // -> dumb stepper does it too for RK4
 
   for(G4int i=nvar; i<maxvar; ++i)
   {
     yOutput[i]=yInput[i];
   }
   // yError[7] = 0.0;         
 
   G4double halfStep = hstep * 0.5; 
 
   // Do two half steps
   //
   DumbStepper  (yInitial,  dydx,   halfStep, yMiddle);
   RightHandSide(yMiddle, dydxMid);    
   DumbStepper  (yMiddle, dydxMid, halfStep, yOutput); 
 
   // Store midpoint, chord calculation
   //
   fMidPoint = G4ThreeVector( yMiddle[0],  yMiddle[1],  yMiddle[2]); 
 
   // Do a full Step
   //
   DumbStepper(yInitial, dydx, hstep, yOneStep);
   for(G4int i=0; i<nvar; ++i)
   {
      yError [i] = yOutput[i] - yOneStep[i] ;
      yOutput[i] += yError[i]*correction ;
        // Provides accuracy increased by 1 order via Richardson Extrapolation  
   }
 
   fInitialPoint = G4ThreeVector( yInitial[0], yInitial[1], yInitial[2]); 
   fFinalPoint   = G4ThreeVector( yOutput[0],  yOutput[1],  yOutput[2]); 
 
   return;
}
 
G4double G4MagErrorStepper::DistChord() const 
{
  // Estimate the maximum distance from the curve to the chord
  //
  // We estimate this using the distance of the midpoint to 
  // chord (the line between 
  // 
  // Method below is good only for angle deviations < 2 pi, 
  // This restriction should not a problem for the Runge cutta methods, 
  // which generally cannot integrate accurately for large angle deviations.
 
  G4double distLine, distChord; 
 
  if (fInitialPoint != fFinalPoint)
  {
     distLine = G4LineSection::Distline(fMidPoint, fInitialPoint, fFinalPoint);
       // This is a class method that gives distance of Mid 
       // from the Chord between the Initial and Final points.
 
     distChord = distLine;
  }
  else
  {
     distChord = (fMidPoint-fInitialPoint).mag();
  }
 
  return distChord;
}