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17
18 package org.apache.commons.math.ode;
19
20 /** This interface represents a first order differential equations set.
21 *
22 * <p>This interface should be implemented by all real first order
23 * differential equation problems before they can be handled by the
24 * integrators {@link FirstOrderIntegrator#integrate} method.</p>
25 *
26 * <p>A first order differential equations problem, as seen by an
27 * integrator is the time derivative <code>dY/dt</code> of a state
28 * vector <code>Y</code>, both being one dimensional arrays. From the
29 * integrator point of view, this derivative depends only on the
30 * current time <code>t</code> and on the state vector
31 * <code>Y</code>.</p>
32 *
33 * <p>For real problems, the derivative depends also on parameters
34 * that do not belong to the state vector (dynamical model constants
35 * for example). These constants are completely outside of the scope
36 * of this interface, the classes that implement it are allowed to
37 * handle them as they want.</p>
38 *
39 * @see FirstOrderIntegrator
40 * @see FirstOrderConverter
41 * @see SecondOrderDifferentialEquations
42 *
43 * @version $Revision: 620312 $ $Date: 2008-02-10 12:28:59 -0700 (Sun, 10 Feb 2008) $
44 * @since 1.2
45 */
46
47 public interface FirstOrderDifferentialEquations {
48
49 /** Get the dimension of the problem.
50 * @return dimension of the problem
51 */
52 public int getDimension();
53
54 /** Get the current time derivative of the state vector.
55 * @param t current value of the independent <I>time</I> variable
56 * @param y array containing the current value of the state vector
57 * @param yDot placeholder array where to put the time derivative of the state vector
58 * @throws DerivativeException this exception is propagated to the caller if the
59 * underlying user function triggers one
60 */
61 public void computeDerivatives(double t, double[] y, double[] yDot)
62 throws DerivativeException;
63
64 }