MEAL::RVM Class Reference

Base class of different Rotating Vector Model parameterizations. More...

#include <RVM.h>

Inheritance diagram for MEAL::RVM:

Public Member Functions
Scalar *	get_north ()
	Get the projection onto North.
Scalar *	get_east ()
	Get the projection onto East.
Public Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Univariate< Scalar >
	Univariate ()
	Default constructor.
	Univariate (const Univariate &copy)
	Copy constructor.
Univariate &	operator= (const Univariate &copy)
	Assignment operator.
Univariate< Scalar > *	clone () const
	Clone.
virtual void	set_abscissa (double value)
	Set the abscissa value.
double	get_abscissa () const
	Get the abscissa value.
Scalar ::Result	compute (double x)
	Evaluate the function.
Public Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Scalar
virtual Scalar *	clone () const
	Clone method.
Public Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Evaluable< double >
	Evaluable ()
	Default constructor.
	Evaluable (const Evaluable &copy)
	Copy constructor.
Evaluable &	operator= (const Evaluable &copy)
	Assignment operator.
double	evaluate (std::vector< double > *grad=0) const
	Return the Jones matrix and its gradient.
EstimateTraits< double >::type	estimate () const
	Return the Jones Estimate matrix.
Public Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Function
	Function ()
	Default constructor.
	Function (const Function &model)
	Copy constructor.
Function &	operator= (const Function &model)
	Assignment operator.
virtual	~Function ()
	Virtual destructor.
virtual void	copy (const Function *model)
	Does the work for operator =.
virtual TextInterface::Parser *	get_interface ()
	Return a text interface that can be used to access this instance.
virtual void	parse (const std::string &text)
	Parses the values of model parameters and fit flags from a string.
virtual void	print (std::string &text) const
	Prints the values of model parameters and fit flags to a string.
virtual std::string	get_name () const =0
	Return the name of the class.
virtual std::string	get_description () const
	Return the description of the class.
unsigned	get_nparam () const
	Return the number of parameters.
std::string	get_param_name (unsigned index) const
	Return the name of the specified parameter.
std::string	get_param_description (unsigned index) const
	Return the description of the specified parameter.
double	get_param (unsigned index) const
	Return the value of the specified parameter.
void	set_param (unsigned index, double value)
	Set the value of the specified parameter.
double	get_variance (unsigned index) const
	Return the variance of the specified parameter.
void	set_variance (unsigned index, double value)
	Set the variance of the specified parameter.
bool	get_infit (unsigned index) const
	Return true if parameter at index is to be fitted.
void	set_infit (unsigned index, bool flag)
	Set flag for parameter at index to be fitted.
void	set_argument (unsigned dimension, Argument *axis)
	Set the independent variable of the specified dimension.
Estimate< double >	get_Estimate (unsigned index) const
	Return an Estimate of the specified parameter.
void	set_Estimate (unsigned index, const Estimate< double > &param)
	Set the Estimate of the specified parameter.
void	set_verbose (bool)
	Set the verbosity of this instance.
bool	get_verbose () const
	Get the verbosity of this instance.
void	set_evaluation_changed (bool _changed=true)
	Set true if the Function evaluation has changed.
bool	get_evaluation_changed () const
	Return true if the Function evaluation has changed.
const ParameterPolicy *	get_parameter_policy () const
	Provide access to the parameter_policy attribute.
bool	has_parameter_policy () const
	Some wrappers may not have a parameter policy.
virtual void	print_parameters (std::string &text, const std::string &separator) const
	Prints the values of model parameters and fit flags to a string.
Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
	Able (const Able &)
Able &	operator= (const Able &)
unsigned	get_reference_count () const
Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::HeapTracked
	HeapTracked (const HeapTracked &)
HeapTracked &	operator= (const HeapTracked &)
bool	__is_on_heap () const

Public Attributes
Reference::To< ScalarParameter >	reference_position_angle
	psi0: position angle at magnetic meridian More...
Reference::To< ScalarParameter >	magnetic_meridian
	phi0: longitude of the magnetic merdian
Public Attributes inherited from MEAL::Function
Callback< Attribute >	changed
	Callback executed when a Function Attribute has been changed.

Protected Member Functions
void	set_atan_Psi (const ScalarMath &sin, const ScalarMath &cos)
Protected Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Univariate< Scalar >
void	set_univariate_policy (UnivariatePolicy *policy)
UnivariatePolicy *	get_univariate_policy () const
void	copy_univariate_policy (const Univariate *other)
	Copy the parameter policy of another instance.
Protected Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Evaluable< double >
void	calculate (Evaluable *eval, double &result, std::vector< double > *grad)
	Use the calculate method of another Evaluable instance.
void	copy_evaluation_policy (const Evaluable *other)
Protected Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Function
void	copy_evaluation_changed (const Function &model)
	Copy the evaluation changed state of another model instance.
void	copy_parameter_policy (const Function *)
	Copy the parameter policy of another instance.
void	set_parameter_policy (ParameterPolicy *policy)
	Set the parameter policy.
Protected Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
Handle *	__reference (bool active) const
void	__dereference (bool auto_delete=true) const

Protected Attributes
Reference::To< Scalar >	north
Reference::To< Scalar >	east
Reference::To< ScalarArgument >	longitude
Protected Attributes inherited from MEAL::Evaluable< double >
Reference::To< EvaluationPolicy< double > >	evaluation_policy
	The policy for managing function evaluation.
Protected Attributes inherited from MEAL::Function
Reference::To< ParameterPolicy >	parameter_policy
	The policy for managing function parameters.
Reference::To< ArgumentPolicy >	argument_policy
	The policy for managing function arguments.
bool	set_parameter_policy_context
	Set the parameter policy context.
bool	this_verbose
	The verbosity of this instance.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from MEAL::Evaluable< double >
typedef double	Result
	The return type of the evaluate method.
Public Types inherited from MEAL::Function
enum	Attribute { ParameterCount, Evaluation }
	Function attributes that require the attention of Composite models. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from MEAL::Function
template<class Model >
static Model *	load (const std::string &filename)
	Construct a new Model instance from a file.
static Function *	load_Function (const std::string &filename)
	Construct a new Function instance from a file.
static Function *	factory (const std::string &text)
	Construct a new Function instance from a string. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
static size_t	get_instance_count ()
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::HeapTracked
static void *	operator new (size_t size, void *ptr=0)
static void	operator delete (void *location, void *ptr)
static void	operator delete (void *location)
static size_t	get_heap_queue_size ()
Static Public Attributes inherited from MEAL::Scalar
static const char *	Name = "Scalar"
	The name of the class. More...
Static Public Attributes inherited from MEAL::Evaluable< double >
static const char *	Name
	The name of the class.
Static Public Attributes inherited from MEAL::Function
static bool	verbose = false
	Verbosity flag.
static bool	very_verbose = false
	Low-level verbosity flag.
static bool	check_zero = false
	When set, some Functions will throw an Error if they evaluate to zero.
static bool	check_variance = false
	When set, some Functions will throw an Error if input variance <= 0.
static bool	cache_results = false
	When set, use the Cached evaluation policy and callbacks.

Detailed Description

Base class of different Rotating Vector Model parameterizations.

The abscissa to this model is the pulsar rotational phase in radians

Member Data Documentation

reference_position_angle

Reference::To<ScalarParameter> MEAL::RVM::reference_position_angle

psi0: position angle at magnetic meridian

effectively rotation of pulsar about the line of sight

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• RVM.h
• RVM.C