org.gicentre.utils.network.traer.physics

Class Integrator

java.lang.Object

org.gicentre.utils.network.traer.physics.Integrator

Direct Known Subclasses:

BackwardEulerIntegrator, ForwardEulerIntegrator, ModifiedEulerIntegrator, RungeKuttaIntegrator

public abstract class Integrator
extends java.lang.Object

Abstract integrator that defines a number of preset integrator factories.

Version:

3.4, 5th February, 2016.

Author:

Carl Pearson with minor modifications by Jo Wood.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Integrator.METHOD Lists the different integration methods that can be produced by the integrator factory.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected ParticleSystem	s

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Integrator(ParticleSystem s) Creates a new integrator that will apply to the given particle system.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Integrator	step(float t) Should increment the integrator by a single time step.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

s

protected ParticleSystem s

Constructor Detail

Integrator

public Integrator(ParticleSystem s)

Creates a new integrator that will apply to the given particle system.

Parameters:

s - Particle system that will evolve using this integrator.

Method Detail

step

public abstract Integrator step(float t)

Should increment the integrator by a single time step.

Parameters:

t - Time step.

Returns:

The Integrator after stepping forward by the given time step.