steepest_descent.hpp

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#ifndef CORE_INTEGRATORS_STEEPEST_DESCENT_HPP
#define CORE_INTEGRATORS_STEEPEST_DESCENT_HPP
 
#include "ParticleRange.hpp"
 
/** Parameters for the steepest descent algorithm */
struct SteepestDescentParameters {
  /** Maximal particle force
   *
   *  If the maximal force experienced by particles in the system (in any
   *  direction) is inferior to this threshold, minimization stops.
   */
  double f_max;
  /** Dampening constant */
  double gamma;
  /** Maximal particle displacement
   *
   *  Maximal distance that a particle can travel during one integration step,
   *  in one direction.
   */
  double max_displacement;
 
  SteepestDescentParameters(double f_max, double gamma,
                            double max_displacement);
};
 
void register_integrator(SteepestDescentParameters const &obj);
 
/** Steepest descent integrator
 *  @return whether the maximum force/torque encountered is below the user
 *          limit @ref SteepestDescentParameters::f_max "f_max".
 */
bool steepest_descent_step(const ParticleRange &particles);
 
#endif /* CORE_INTEGRATORS_STEEPEST_DESCENT_HPP */