G4Mag_EqRhs.hh

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// $Id: G4Mag_EqRhs.hh 69786 2013-05-15 09:38:51Z gcosmo $
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//
// class G4Mag_EqRhs
//
// Class description:
//
// The "standard" equation of motion of a particle in a pure magnetic field.

// History:
// - Created. J.Apostolakis, January 13th 1997
// --------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef G4_MAG_EQRHS_DEF
#define G4_MAG_EQRHS_DEF

#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4EquationOfMotion.hh"

class G4MagneticField;

class G4Mag_EqRhs : public G4EquationOfMotion
{
  public: // with description

     G4Mag_EqRhs( G4MagneticField *magField );
     virtual ~G4Mag_EqRhs();
       // Constructor and destructor. No actions.

     virtual void EvaluateRhsGivenB( const  G4double y[],
                                     const  G4double B[3],
                                            G4double dydx[] ) const = 0;
       // Given the value of the  field "B", this function 
       // calculates the value of the derivative dydx.
       // This is the _only_ function a subclass must define.
       // The other two functions use Rhs_givenB.

     inline G4double FCof() const;

     virtual void SetChargeMomentumMass( G4double particleCharge, // in e+ units
                                         G4double MomentumXc,
                                         G4double mass);
     
  private:

     G4double fCof_val;

     static const G4double fUnitConstant;     // Set in G4Mag_EqRhs.cc 
                                              // to 0.299792458
       // Coefficient in the Lorentz motion equation (Lorentz force), if the
       //  magnetic field B is in Tesla, the particle charge in units of the 
       //  elementary (positron?) charge, the momentum P in MeV/c, and the
       //  space coordinates and path along the trajectory in mm .
};

inline
G4double G4Mag_EqRhs::FCof() const
{
  return fCof_val;
}

#endif /* G4_MAG_EQRHS_DEF */