AngularDistributionInterface Class Reference

#include <AngularDistributionInterface.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for AngularDistributionInterface:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~AngularDistributionInterface ()
virtual double	probabilityForDirection (Direction bfk) const =0

Protected Member Functions
	AngularDistributionInterface ()

Detailed Description

AngularDistributionInterface is a pure interface to obtain information on an angular probability distribution \(P(\Omega)\,{\mathrm{d}}\Omega\). Specifically, the interface allows to retrieve the probability corresponding to a given direction \((\theta,\phi)\). By convention, the probability distribution is normalized on the unit sphere as follows:

\[ \int P(\Omega) \,{\mathrm{d}}\Omega = \int_{\phi=0}^{2\pi} \int_{\theta=0}^{\pi} P(\theta,\phi)\sin\theta \,{\mathrm{d}}\theta \,{\mathrm{d}}\phi = 4\pi\]

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AngularDistributionInterface()

AngularDistributionInterface::AngularDistributionInterface ( )

inlineprotected

The empty constructor for the interface.

~AngularDistributionInterface()

virtual AngularDistributionInterface::~AngularDistributionInterface ( )

inlinevirtual

The empty destructor for the interface.

Member Function Documentation

probabilityForDirection()

virtual double AngularDistributionInterface::probabilityForDirection ( Direction  bfk ) const

pure virtual

This function returns the probability \(P(\Omega)\) for the given direction \((\theta,\phi)\). For an isotropic distribution, this function would return 1 for any direction.

Implemented in AxAngularDistribution, and IsotropicAngularDistribution.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• AngularDistributionInterface.hpp