KinematicStatePropagator Class Reference

#include <KinematicStatePropagator.h>

Inheritance diagram for KinematicStatePropagator:

Public Member Functions
virtual KinematicStatePropagator *	clone () const =0
	KinematicStatePropagator ()
virtual KinematicState	propagateToTheTransversePCA (const KinematicState &state, const GlobalPoint &point) const =0
virtual bool	willPropagateToTheTransversePCA (const KinematicState &state, const GlobalPoint &point) const
virtual	~KinematicStatePropagator ()

Detailed Description

Pure abstract base class to create KinematicStatePropagators

Kirill Prokofiev, March 2003

Definition at line 15 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

KinematicStatePropagator()

KinematicStatePropagator::KinematicStatePropagator ( )

inline

Definition at line 17 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

{}

~KinematicStatePropagator()

virtual KinematicStatePropagator::~KinematicStatePropagator ( )

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 19 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

{}

Member Function Documentation

clone()

virtual KinematicStatePropagator* KinematicStatePropagator::clone ( ) const

pure virtual

Clone method

Implemented in TrackKinematicStatePropagator.

propagateToTheTransversePCA()

virtual KinematicState KinematicStatePropagator::propagateToTheTransversePCA ( const KinematicState &  state, const GlobalPoint &  point  ) const

pure virtual

Method propagating the KinematicState to the point of closest approach at the transverse plane

Implemented in TrackKinematicStatePropagator.

Referenced by VirtualKinematicParticle::stateAtPoint(), and willPropagateToTheTransversePCA().

willPropagateToTheTransversePCA()

virtual bool KinematicStatePropagator::willPropagateToTheTransversePCA ( const KinematicState &  state, const GlobalPoint &  point  ) const

inlinevirtual

Reimplemented in TrackKinematicStatePropagator.

Definition at line 28 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

                                                                                                            {
    return propagateToTheTransversePCA(state, point).isValid();
  }

References KinematicState::isValid(), point, and propagateToTheTransversePCA().