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 * Open Source Physics software is free software as described near the bottom of this code file.
 *
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package org.opensourcephysics.numerics;

/**
 * Euler implements an Euler method ODE solver.
 *
 * The Euler method is unstable for many systems.  It is included as an  example of
 * how to use the ODE and ODESolver interface.
 *
 * @author       Wolfgang Christian
 * @version 1.0
 */
public class Euler extends AbstractODESolver {
  protected double[] rate; // array that stores the rate

  /**
   * Constructs the Euler ODESolver for a system of ordinary differential equations.
   *
   * @param ode the system of differential equations.
   */
  public Euler(ODE ode) {
    super(ode);
  }

  /**
   * Initializes the ODE solver and allocates the rate array.
   * The number of differential equations is determined by invoking getState().length on the superclass.
   *
   * @param stepSize
   */
  public void initialize(double stepSize) {
    super.initialize(stepSize);
    rate = new double[numEqn];
  }

  /**
   * Steps (advances) the differential equations by the stepSize.
   *
   * The ODESolver invokes the ODE's getState method to obtain the initial state of the system.
   * The ODESolver then advances the solution and copies the new state into the
   * state array at the end of the solution step.
   *
   * @return the step size
   */
  public double step() {
    double[] state = ode.getState();
    ode.getRate(state, rate);
    for(int i = 0; i<numEqn; i++) {
      state[i] = state[i]+stepSize*rate[i];
    }
    return stepSize;
  }

}

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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 * Copyright (c) 2007  The Open Source Physics project
 *                     http://www.opensourcephysics.org
 */