Force.java

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//First I would like to start with very simple class Force.java, so we could see the graphic result.
package org.openpixi.pixi.physics.force;

import org.openpixi.pixi.physics.particles.Particle;

public interface Force {

	/**
	 * Total force in the x-direction.
	 *
	 * This should always equal getPositionComponentofForceX(p) +
	 * getNormalVelocityComponentofForceX(p) +
	 * getTangentVelocityComponentOfForceX(p).
	 */
	public double getForceX(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Total force in the y-direction.
	 *
	 * This should always equal getPositionComponentofForceY(p) +
	 * getNormalVelocityComponentofForceY(p) +
	 * getTangentVelocityComponentOfForceY(p).
	 */
	public double getForceY(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Position dependent component of the force in x-direction.
	 */
	public double getPositionComponentofForceX(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Position dependent component of the force in y-direction.
	 */
	public double getPositionComponentofForceY(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Velocity dependent component of the force in the propagating direction of
	 * the particle (x-component).
	 *
	 * This should always equal -getLinearDragCoefficient(p) * p.vx.
	 */
	public double getTangentVelocityComponentOfForceX(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Velocity dependent component of the force in the propagating direction of
	 * the particle (y-component).
	 *
	 * This should always equal -getLinearDragCoefficient(p) * p.vy.
	 */
	public double getTangentVelocityComponentOfForceY(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Velocity dependent component of the force orthogonal to the propagating
	 * direction of the particle (x-component).
	 *
	 * This should always equal p.charge * p.vy * getBz(p).
	 */
	public double getNormalVelocityComponentofForceX(Particle p);

	/**
	 * 
	 * Velocity dependent component of the force orthogonal to the propagating
	 * direction of the particle (y-component).
	 *
	 * This should always equal -p.charge * p.vx * getBz(p)
	 */
	public double getNormalVelocityComponentofForceY(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Magnetic field the particle is exposed to.
	 */
	public double getBz(Particle p);

	/**
	 * Drag coefficient for a drag term that is linear in the velocity of the
	 * particle.
	 */
	public double getLinearDragCoefficient(Particle p);

}