G4VEmFluctuationModel.hh

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// GEANT4 Class header file
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// File name:     G4VEmFluctuationModel
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// Author:        Vladimir Ivanchenko
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// Creation date: 03.01.2002
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// Modifications:
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// 28-12-02 add method Dispersion (V.Ivanchenko)
// 07-02-03 change signature (V.Ivanchenko)
// 13-02-03 Add name (V.Ivanchenko)
// 16-10-03 Changed interface to Initialisation (V.Ivanchenko)
// 08-04-05 Major optimisation of internal interfaces (V.Ivantchenko)
// 25-07-05 Move constructor and destructor to the body (V.Ivanchenko)
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// Class Description: 
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// Abstract class for interface to simualtion of energy loss fluctuations

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#ifndef G4VEmFluctuationModel_h
#define G4VEmFluctuationModel_h 1


#include "globals.hh"

class G4ParticleDefinition;
class G4DynamicParticle;
class G4Material;

class G4VEmFluctuationModel 
{

public:

  G4VEmFluctuationModel(const G4String& nam);

  virtual ~G4VEmFluctuationModel();

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Virtual methods to be implemented for the concrete model
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  virtual G4double SampleFluctuations(const G4Material*,
                      const G4DynamicParticle*,
                      G4double& tmax,
                      G4double& length,
                      G4double& meanLoss) = 0;

  virtual G4double Dispersion(const G4Material*,
                              const G4DynamicParticle*,
                  G4double& tmax,
                  G4double& length) = 0;

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Methods with standard implementation; may be overwritten if needed 
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  virtual void InitialiseMe(const G4ParticleDefinition*);

  virtual void SetParticleAndCharge(const G4ParticleDefinition*, G4double q2);

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Generic methods common to all models
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------

  inline G4String GetName() const;

private:

  // hide assignment operator
  G4VEmFluctuationModel & operator=(const  G4VEmFluctuationModel &right);
  G4VEmFluctuationModel(const  G4VEmFluctuationModel&);

  const G4String   name;
};

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inline G4String G4VEmFluctuationModel::GetName() const 
{
  return name;
}

#endif