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Second Order System

Description

The Second Order System concept models the algorithmic implementation of the rhs for steppers requirering the second order derivative, hence the r.h.s. of the ODE x'' = f(x,x',t). The only requirement for this concept is that it should be callable with a specific parameter syntax (see below). A Second Order System is typically implemented as a function or a functor. Systems fulfilling this concept are required by the Velocity Verlet method.

Notation

System

A type that is a model of Second Order System

Space

A type representing the state x of the ODE

Velocity

A type representing the derivative x' of the ODE

Acceleration

A type representing the second order derivative x'' of the ODE

Time

A type representing the time

sys

An object of type System

x

Object of type Space

v

Object of type Velocity

a

Object of type Acceleration

t

Object of type Time

Valid expressions

Name

Expression

Type

Semantics

Calculate x'' := f(x,x',t)

sys( x , v , a , t )

void

Calculates f(x,x',t), the result is stored into a.


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