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 16 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

KinematicStatePropagator::KinematicStatePropagator ( )

inline

Definition at line 20 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

  {}

virtual KinematicStatePropagator::~KinematicStatePropagator ( )

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 23 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

{}

Member Function Documentation

virtual KinematicStatePropagator* KinematicStatePropagator::clone ( ) const

pure virtual

Clone method

Implemented in TrackKinematicStatePropagator.

Referenced by KinematicParticleFactoryFromTransientTrack::KinematicParticleFactoryFromTransientTrack(), TransientTrackKinematicParticle::TransientTrackKinematicParticle(), VirtualKinematicParticle::VirtualKinematicParticle(), and VirtualKinematicParticleFactory::VirtualKinematicParticleFactory().

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().

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

inlinevirtual

Reimplemented in TrackKinematicStatePropagator.

Definition at line 32 of file KinematicStatePropagator.h.

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

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