linear_ode_solver.hh

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 * @file    linear_ode_solver.hh
 * @brief   
 */
 
#ifndef LINEAR_ODE_SOLVER_H_
#define LINEAR_ODE_SOLVER_H_
 
 
 
#include <iosfwd>                                      // for stringstream
#include <string>                                      // for string, basic_...
#include <vector>                                      // for vector
#include "armadillo"
#include "system/exceptions.hh"                        // for ExcAssertMsg::...
#include "system/global_defs.h"                        // for msg, rank, OLD...
#include "system/asserts.hh"
 
 
/// @brief Class for linear ODE solver.
/** This class represents the solver of a system of linear ordinary differential 
 *  equations with constant coefficients which uses matrix exponential to compute
 *  the solution at given times.
 */
class LinearODESolver
{
public:
    
    LinearODESolver();
    ~LinearODESolver();
    
    void set_system_matrix(const arma::mat &matrix);  ///< Sets the matrix of ODE system.
    void set_step(double step);                 ///< Sets the step of the numerical method.
    
    /// Updates solution of the ODEs system.
    /**
     * @param init_vec is the column initial vector
     * @param output_vec is the column output vector containing the result
     */
    void update_solution(arma::vec &init_vec, arma::vec &output_vec);
                                 
protected:
    arma::mat system_matrix_;     ///< the square matrix of ODE system
    arma::mat solution_matrix_;   ///< the square solution matrix (exponential of system matrix)
    arma::vec rhs_;               ///< the column vector of RHS values (not used currently)
    double step_;           ///< the step of the numerical method
    bool step_changed_;     ///< flag is true if the step has been changed
    bool system_matrix_changed_; ///< Indicates that the system_matrix_ was recently updated.
};
 
 
 
#endif // LINEAR_ODE_SOLVER_H_