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017
018 package org.apache.commons.math3.ode;
019
020 import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;
021 import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MaxCountExceededException;
022
023
024
025 /** This interface represents a first order differential equations set.
026 *
027 * <p>This interface should be implemented by all real first order
028 * differential equation problems before they can be handled by the
029 * integrators {@link FirstOrderIntegrator#integrate} method.</p>
030 *
031 * <p>A first order differential equations problem, as seen by an
032 * integrator is the time derivative <code>dY/dt</code> of a state
033 * vector <code>Y</code>, both being one dimensional arrays. From the
034 * integrator point of view, this derivative depends only on the
035 * current time <code>t</code> and on the state vector
036 * <code>Y</code>.</p>
037 *
038 * <p>For real problems, the derivative depends also on parameters
039 * that do not belong to the state vector (dynamical model constants
040 * for example). These constants are completely outside of the scope
041 * of this interface, the classes that implement it are allowed to
042 * handle them as they want.</p>
043 *
044 * @see FirstOrderIntegrator
045 * @see FirstOrderConverter
046 * @see SecondOrderDifferentialEquations
047 *
048 * @version $Id: FirstOrderDifferentialEquations.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
049 * @since 1.2
050 */
051
052 public interface FirstOrderDifferentialEquations {
053
054 /** Get the dimension of the problem.
055 * @return dimension of the problem
056 */
057 int getDimension();
058
059 /** Get the current time derivative of the state vector.
060 * @param t current value of the independent <I>time</I> variable
061 * @param y array containing the current value of the state vector
062 * @param yDot placeholder array where to put the time derivative of the state vector
063 * @exception MaxCountExceededException if the number of functions evaluations is exceeded
064 * @exception DimensionMismatchException if arrays dimensions do not match equations settings
065 */
066 void computeDerivatives(double t, double[] y, double[] yDot)
067 throws MaxCountExceededException, DimensionMismatchException;
068
069 }