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FastSimulation/SimplifiedGeometryPropagator/interface/StraightTrajectory.h
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#ifndef FASTSIM_STRAIGHTTRAJECTORY_H
#define FASTSIM_STRAIGHTTRAJECTORY_H

#include "FastSimulation/SimplifiedGeometryPropagator/interface/Trajectory.h"

///////////////////////////////////////////////
// Author: L. Vanelderen, S. Kurz
// Date: 29 May 2017
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

namespace fastsim {
  //! Mathematical representation of a straight trajectory.
  /*!
        Reflects trajectory of a uncharged particle.
    */
  class StraightTrajectory : public Trajectory {
  public:
    //! Constructor.
    /*
            \param particle A (usually uncharged) particle (or charged particle with very high pT so that trajectory can be considered straight).
        */
    StraightTrajectory(const Particle& particle) : Trajectory(particle) { ; }

    //! Use Copy Constructor.
    /*
            \param trajectory StraightTrajectory does not have any special attribues so it can be copied right away
        */
    StraightTrajectory(const Trajectory& trajectory) : Trajectory(trajectory) { ; }

    //! Check if an intersection of the trajectory with a barrel layer exists.
    /*!
            There is always an intersection between a straight line and a barrel layer unless the trajectory is parallel to z axis. In this case, the particle is not propagated anyways since it will not hit any detector material.
            \param layer A barrel layer.
            \return true
        */
    bool crosses(const BarrelSimplifiedGeometry& layer) const override { return true; }

    //! Return delta time (t*c) of the next intersection of trajectory and barrel layer
    /*!
            This function solves the quadratic equation (basically intersection a circle with a given radius and a straight line) in order to calculate the moment in time when the particle's trajectory intersects with a given barrel layer.
            \param layer A barrel layer.
            \param onLayer Specify if the particle already is on the layer (in that case the second solution has to be picked).
            \return t*c [ns * cm/ns] of next intersection (-1 if there is none).
        */
    double nextCrossingTimeC(const BarrelSimplifiedGeometry& layer, bool onLayer = false) const override;

    //! Move the particle along the helix trajectory for a given time.
    /*!
            \param deltaTimeC Time in units of t*c..
        */
    void move(double deltaTimeC) override;
  };
}  // namespace fastsim

#endif