source: src/main/java/agents/anac/y2019/harddealer/math3/ode/FirstOrderIntegrator.java

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package agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.ode;

import agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;
import agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.exception.MaxCountExceededException;
import agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.exception.NoBracketingException;
import agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.exception.NumberIsTooSmallException;

/** This interface represents a first order integrator for
 * differential equations.

 * <p>The classes which are devoted to solve first order differential
 * equations should implement this interface. The problems which can
 * be handled should implement the {@link
 * FirstOrderDifferentialEquations} interface.</p>
 *
 * @see FirstOrderDifferentialEquations
 * @see agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.ode.sampling.StepHandler
 * @see agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.ode.events.EventHandler
 * @since 1.2
 */

public interface FirstOrderIntegrator extends ODEIntegrator {

  /** Integrate the differential equations up to the given time.
   * <p>This method solves an Initial Value Problem (IVP).</p>
   * <p>Since this method stores some internal state variables made
   * available in its public interface during integration ({@link
   * #getCurrentSignedStepsize()}), it is <em>not</em> thread-safe.</p>
   * @param equations differential equations to integrate
   * @param t0 initial time
   * @param y0 initial value of the state vector at t0
   * @param t target time for the integration
   * (can be set to a value smaller than <code>t0</code> for backward integration)
   * @param y placeholder where to put the state vector at each successful
   *  step (and hence at the end of integration), can be the same object as y0
   * @return stop time, will be the same as target time if integration reached its
   * target, but may be different if some {@link
   * agents.anac.y2019.harddealer.math3.ode.events.EventHandler} stops it at some point.
   * @exception DimensionMismatchException if arrays dimension do not match equations settings
   * @exception NumberIsTooSmallException if integration step is too small
   * @exception MaxCountExceededException if the number of functions evaluations is exceeded
   * @exception NoBracketingException if the location of an event cannot be bracketed
   */
  double integrate (FirstOrderDifferentialEquations equations,
                    double t0, double[] y0, double t, double[] y)
      throws DimensionMismatchException, NumberIsTooSmallException,
             MaxCountExceededException, NoBracketingException;

}