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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 import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NoBracketingException;
023 import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NumberIsTooSmallException;
024
025 /** This interface represents a first order integrator for
026 * differential equations.
027
028 * <p>The classes which are devoted to solve first order differential
029 * equations should implement this interface. The problems which can
030 * be handled should implement the {@link
031 * FirstOrderDifferentialEquations} interface.</p>
032 *
033 * @see FirstOrderDifferentialEquations
034 * @see org.apache.commons.math3.ode.sampling.StepHandler
035 * @see org.apache.commons.math3.ode.events.EventHandler
036 * @version $Id: FirstOrderIntegrator.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
037 * @since 1.2
038 */
039
040 public interface FirstOrderIntegrator extends ODEIntegrator {
041
042 /** Integrate the differential equations up to the given time.
043 * <p>This method solves an Initial Value Problem (IVP).</p>
044 * <p>Since this method stores some internal state variables made
045 * available in its public interface during integration ({@link
046 * #getCurrentSignedStepsize()}), it is <em>not</em> thread-safe.</p>
047 * @param equations differential equations to integrate
048 * @param t0 initial time
049 * @param y0 initial value of the state vector at t0
050 * @param t target time for the integration
051 * (can be set to a value smaller than <code>t0</code> for backward integration)
052 * @param y placeholder where to put the state vector at each successful
053 * step (and hence at the end of integration), can be the same object as y0
054 * @return stop time, will be the same as target time if integration reached its
055 * target, but may be different if some {@link
056 * org.apache.commons.math3.ode.events.EventHandler} stops it at some point.
057 * @exception DimensionMismatchException if arrays dimension do not match equations settings
058 * @exception NumberIsTooSmallException if integration step is too small
059 * @exception MaxCountExceededException if the number of functions evaluations is exceeded
060 * @exception NoBracketingException if the location of an event cannot be bracketed
061 */
062 double integrate (FirstOrderDifferentialEquations equations,
063 double t0, double[] y0, double t, double[] y)
064 throws DimensionMismatchException, NumberIsTooSmallException,
065 MaxCountExceededException, NoBracketingException;
066
067 }