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LogWavelengthDistribution Class Reference

#include <LogWavelengthDistribution.hpp>

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Public Member Functions

double generateWavelength () const override
 
double probability (double wavelength) const override
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from RangeWavelengthDistribution
double maxWavelength () const
 
double minWavelength () const
 
virtual double generateWavelength () const =0
 
virtual double probability (double wavelength) const =0
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from SimulationItem
template<class T >
T * find (bool setup=true) const
 
template<class T >
T * interface (int levels=-999999, bool setup=true) const
 
virtual string itemName () const
 
void setup ()
 
string typeAndName () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Item
 Item (const Item &)=delete
 
virtual ~Item ()
 
void addChild (Item *child)
 
const vector< Item * > & children () const
 
virtual void clearItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property)
 
void destroyChild (Item *child)
 
virtual bool getBoolProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual vector< double > getDoubleListProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual double getDoubleProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual string getEnumProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual int getIntProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual vector< Item * > getItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual ItemgetItemProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
virtual string getStringProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
 
int getUtilityProperty (string name) const
 
virtual void insertIntoItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property, int index, Item *item)
 
Itemoperator= (const Item &)=delete
 
Itemparent () const
 
virtual void removeFromItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property, int index)
 
virtual void setBoolProperty (const PropertyDef *property, bool value)
 
virtual void setDoubleListProperty (const PropertyDef *property, vector< double > value)
 
virtual void setDoubleProperty (const PropertyDef *property, double value)
 
virtual void setEnumProperty (const PropertyDef *property, string value)
 
virtual void setIntProperty (const PropertyDef *property, int value)
 
virtual void setItemProperty (const PropertyDef *property, Item *item)
 
virtual void setStringProperty (const PropertyDef *property, string value)
 
void setUtilityProperty (string name, int value)
 
virtual string type () const
 

Protected Member Functions

 LogWavelengthDistribution ()
 
void setupSelfBefore () override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from RangeWavelengthDistribution
 RangeWavelengthDistribution ()
 
const Rangerange () const
 
void setupSelfBefore () override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from WavelengthDistribution
 WavelengthDistribution ()
 
Randomrandom () const
 
void setupSelfBefore () override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SimulationItem
 SimulationItem ()
 
virtual bool offersInterface (const std::type_info &interfaceTypeInfo) const
 
virtual void setupSelfAfter ()
 
virtual void setupSelfBefore ()
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Item
 Item ()
 

Private Types

using BaseType = RangeWavelengthDistribution
 
using ItemType = LogWavelengthDistribution
 

Private Attributes

double _logMin
 
double _logWidth
 

Friends

class ItemRegistry
 

Detailed Description

A LogWavelengthDistribution object represents a wavelength probability distribution for which the logarithm of the wavelength is distributed uniformly over a wavelength range configured by the user. Specifically, with \(a\) and \(b\) denoting the minimum and maximum wavelengths, the normalized probability distribution can be written as

\[ p(\lambda) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{\ln b - \ln a}\,\frac{1}{\lambda} & a < \lambda < b \\ 0 & \mathrm{elsewhere} \end{cases} \]

Using the inversion method, this easily leads to the formula for sampling a wavelength from this distribution:

\[ \ln\lambda = \ln a + (\ln b - \ln a) \mathcal{X} \]

where \(\mathcal{X} \) is a random deviate.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ LogWavelengthDistribution()

LogWavelengthDistribution::LogWavelengthDistribution ( )
inlineprotected

Default constructor for concrete Item subclass LogWavelengthDistribution : "a logarithmic wavelength probability distribution" .

Member Function Documentation

◆ generateWavelength()

double LogWavelengthDistribution::generateWavelength ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function draws a random wavelength from the wavelength distribution.

Implements WavelengthDistribution.

◆ probability()

double LogWavelengthDistribution::probability ( double  wavelength) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the probability of the distribution at the given wavelength.

Implements WavelengthDistribution.

◆ setupSelfBefore()

void LogWavelengthDistribution::setupSelfBefore ( )
overrideprotectedvirtual

This function precalculates some values used by the other functions in this class.

Reimplemented from SimulationItem.


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