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.

Author:

Carl Pearson with minor modifications by Jo Wood.

Nested Class Summary

static class

Integrator.METHOD Lists the different integration methods that can be produced by the integrator factory.

Field Summary

protected ParticleSystem

s

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

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.