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ThePEG::ThreeVector< Value > Class Template Reference

A 3-component vector. More...

#include <ThreeVector.h>

Public Member Functions

Value2 mag2 () const
 Squared magnitude $x^2+y^2+z^2$.
 
Value mag () const
 Magnitude $\sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2}$.
 
Value2 perp2 () const
 Squared transverse component $x^2+y^2$.
 
Value perp () const
 Transverse component $\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$.
 
template<typename U >
auto dot (const ThreeVector< U > &a) const -> decltype(this->x() *a.x())
 Dot product.
 
template<typename U >
Value2 perp2 (const ThreeVector< U > &p) const
 Squared transverse component with respect to the given axis.
 
template<typename U >
Value perp (const ThreeVector< U > &p) const
 Transverse component with respect to the given axis.
 
ThreeVector< double > unit () const
 Parallel vector with unit length.
 
ThreeVector< Value > orthogonal () const
 Orthogonal vector.
 
template<typename U >
double deltaPhi (const ThreeVector< U > &v2) const
 Azimuthal angle difference, brought into the range $(-\pi,\pi]$.
 
template<typename U >
ThreeVector< Value > & rotate (double angle, const ThreeVector< U > &axis)
 Apply a rotation. More...
 
ThreeVector< Value > & rotateUz (const Axis &axis)
 Rotate the reference frame to a new z-axis.
 
ThreeVector< Value > & rotateUzBack (const Axis &axis)
 Rotate from a reference frame to the z-axis.
 
template<typename U >
auto cross (const ThreeVector< U > &a) const -> ThreeVector< decltype(this->y() *a.z())>
 Vector cross-product.
 
template<typename U >
double cosTheta (const ThreeVector< U > &q) const
 Cosine of the azimuthal angle between two vectors.
 
template<typename U >
double angle (const ThreeVector< U > &v) const
 Angle between two vectors.
 
Constructors.
 ThreeVector ()
 
 ThreeVector (Value x, Value y, Value z)
 
template<typename ValueB >
 ThreeVector (const ThreeVector< ValueB > &v)
 
Component access methods.
Value x () const
 
Value y () const
 
Value z () const
 
Component set methods.
void setX (Value x)
 
void setY (Value y)
 
void setZ (Value z)
 
Spherical coordinates.
double theta () const
 Polar angle.
 
double phi () const
 Azimuthal angle.
 
void setTheta (double th)
 Set the polar angle.
 
void setPhi (double ph)
 Set the azimuthal angle.
 
Comparison operators.
bool operator== (const ThreeVector< Value > &a) const
 
bool operator!= (const ThreeVector< Value > &a) const
 
bool almostEqual (const ThreeVector< Value > &a, double threshold=1e-04) const
 
bool almostUnequal (const ThreeVector< Value > &a, double threshold=1e-04) const
 
Mathematical assignment operators.
ThreeVector< Value > & operator+= (const ThreeVector< Value > &a)
 
ThreeVector< Value > & operator-= (const ThreeVector< Value > &a)
 
ThreeVector< Value > & operator*= (double a)
 
ThreeVector< Value > & operator/= (double a)
 

Private Types

using Value2 = decltype(sqr(std::declval< Value >()))
 Value squared.
 

Private Attributes

Vector components
Value theX
 
Value theY
 
Value theZ
 

Detailed Description

template<typename Value>
class ThePEG::ThreeVector< Value >

A 3-component vector.

It can be created with any unit type as template parameter. All basic mathematical operations are supported, as well as a subset of the CLHEP Vector3 functionality.

Definition at line 34 of file ThreeVector.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ rotate()

template<typename Value>
template<typename U >
ThreeVector<Value>& ThePEG::ThreeVector< Value >::rotate ( double  angle,
const ThreeVector< U > &  axis 
)
inline

Apply a rotation.

Parameters
angleRotation angle in radians.
axisRotation axis.

Definition at line 177 of file ThreeVector.h.

References ThePEG::ThreeVector< Value >::mag(), and ThePEG::ZERO.


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