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017
018package org.apache.commons.math3.ode;
019
020import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException;
021import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MathIllegalStateException;
022
023
024/** This interface represents a second order integrator for
025 * differential equations.
026 *
027 * <p>The classes which are devoted to solve second order differential
028 * equations should implement this interface. The problems which can
029 * be handled should implement the {@link
030 * SecondOrderDifferentialEquations} interface.</p>
031 *
032 * @see SecondOrderDifferentialEquations
033 * @since 1.2
034 */
035
036public interface SecondOrderIntegrator extends ODEIntegrator {
037
038  /** Integrate the differential equations up to the given time
039   * @param equations differential equations to integrate
040   * @param t0 initial time
041   * @param y0 initial value of the state vector at t0
042   * @param yDot0 initial value of the first derivative of the state
043   * vector at t0
044   * @param t target time for the integration
045   * (can be set to a value smaller thant <code>t0</code> for backward integration)
046   * @param y placeholder where to put the state vector at each
047   * successful step (and hence at the end of integration), can be the
048   * same object as y0
049   * @param yDot placeholder where to put the first derivative of
050   * the state vector at time t, can be the same object as yDot0
051   * @throws MathIllegalStateException if the integrator cannot perform integration
052   * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if integration parameters are wrong (typically
053   * too small integration span)
054   */
055  void integrate(SecondOrderDifferentialEquations equations,
056                 double t0, double[] y0, double[] yDot0,
057                 double t, double[] y, double[] yDot)
058      throws MathIllegalStateException, MathIllegalArgumentException;
059
060}