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package org.apache.commons.math.ode;
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/** This interface represents a second order integrator for
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* differential equations.
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* <p>The classes which are devoted to solve second order differential
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* equations should implement this interface. The problems which can
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* be handled should implement the {@link
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* SecondOrderDifferentialEquations} interface.</p>
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* @see SecondOrderDifferentialEquations
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* @version $Revision: 620312 $ $Date: 2008-02-10 12:28:59 -0700 (Sun, 10 Feb 2008) $
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public interface SecondOrderIntegrator {
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/** Get the name of the method.
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* @return name of the method
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public String getName();
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/** Set the step handler for this integrator.
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* The handler will be called by the integrator for each accepted
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* @param handler handler for the accepted steps
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public void setStepHandler (StepHandler handler);
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/** Get the step handler for this integrator.
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* @return the step handler for this integrator
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public StepHandler getStepHandler();
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/** Integrate the differential equations up to the given time
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* @param equations differential equations to integrate
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* @param t0 initial time
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* @param y0 initial value of the state vector at t0
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* @param yDot0 initial value of the first derivative of the state
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* @param t target time for the integration
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* (can be set to a value smaller thant <code>t0</code> for backward integration)
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* @param y placeholder where to put the state vector at each
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* successful step (and hence at the end of integration), can be the
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* @param yDot placeholder where to put the first derivative of
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* the state vector at time t, can be the same object as yDot0
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* @throws IntegratorException if the integrator cannot perform integration
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* @throws DerivativeException this exception is propagated to the caller if the
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* underlying user function triggers one
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public void integrate(SecondOrderDifferentialEquations equations,
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double t0, double[] y0, double[] yDot0,
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double t, double[] y, double[] yDot)
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throws DerivativeException, IntegratorException;