PolarizationProfileInterface Class Reference

#include <PolarizationProfileInterface.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for PolarizationProfileInterface:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~PolarizationProfileInterface ()
virtual StokesVector	polarizationForDirection (Direction bfk) const =0

Protected Member Functions
	PolarizationProfileInterface ()

Detailed Description

PolarizationProfileInterface is a pure interface to obtain the polarization state of the radiation emitted by a source into a given direction \((\theta,\phi)\).

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PolarizationProfileInterface()

PolarizationProfileInterface::PolarizationProfileInterface ( )

inlineprotected

The empty constructor for the interface.

~PolarizationProfileInterface()

virtual PolarizationProfileInterface::~PolarizationProfileInterface ( )

inlinevirtual

The empty destructor for the interface.

Member Function Documentation

polarizationForDirection()

virtual StokesVector PolarizationProfileInterface::polarizationForDirection ( Direction  bfk ) const

pure virtual

This function returns the Stokes vector defining the polarization state of the radiation emitted into the given direction \((\theta,\phi)\). For unpolarized emission, this function would return a default-constructed StokesVector instance.

Implemented in NoPolarizationProfile, and SineSquarePolarizationProfile.

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

• PolarizationProfileInterface.hpp