Interface representing the force that the source exerts on the target. More...

#include <Force.h>

Inheritance diagram for Force:

Collaboration diagram for Force:

Public Member Functions
virtual std::array< double, 3 >	compute (Particle &target, Particle &source)=0
	Actual computation of the force occurring. More...

virtual	~Force ()=default

virtual std::array< double, 3 >	computeOptimized (Particle &target, Particle &source, std::array< double, 3 > &difference, double distance)=0
	We needed this to integrate our optimization in our code to prevent breaking the inheritance hierachy. Will be removed, when we integrated the optimization properly. More...

Detailed Description

Interface representing the force that the source exerts on the target.

This interface provides a generalization of the force that might occur between two particles. There are different types of forces which may all implement this interface.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~Force()

virtual Force::~Force ( )

virtualdefault

Member Function Documentation

◆ compute()

virtual std::array<double, 3> Force::compute	(	Particle &	target,
		Particle &	source
	)

pure virtual

Actual computation of the force occurring.

Parameters

target	Particle on which the force acts.
source	Particle which exerts the force on the target.

Returns: 3 dimensional force vector.

This method may be implemented by any child of this class according to the type of force it represents.

Implemented in LennardJonesForce, HarmonicForce, and Gravity.

◆ computeOptimized()

virtual std::array<double, 3> Force::computeOptimized	(	Particle &	target,
		Particle &	source,
		std::array< double, 3 > &	difference,
		double	distance
	)