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ThePEG::AlphaEMBase Class Reference

AlphaEMBase an abstract base class used by the StandardModelBase class to implement the electro-magnetic coupling. More...

#include <AlphaEMBase.h>

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Static Public Member Functions

static void Init ()
 Standard Init function used to initialize the interface.

Private Member Functions

AlphaEMBaseoperator= (const AlphaEMBase &)
 Private and non-existent assignment operator.

Static Private Attributes

static
AbstractNoPIOClassDescription
< AlphaEMBase
initAlphaEMBase
 Describe an abstract class without persistent data.

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::RunningCoupling
 RunningCoupling ()
 The default constructor.
double value (Energy2 scale) const
 Return the value of the coupling at a given scale using the StandardModelBase object used by the EventGenerator.
virtual double overestimateValue (Energy2 scale) const
 Return an overestimate to the running coupling at the given scale.
virtual double ratioToOverestimate (Energy2) const
 Return the ratio of the exact to the overestimated value of the running coupling.
double scaleFactor () const
 Return the scale factor, which may be used to globally rescale the argument of the running coupling.
virtual double value (Energy2 scale, const StandardModelBase &sm) const =0
 Return the value of the coupling at a given scale using the given standard model object, sm.
virtual unsigned int nloops () const
 Return the number of loops contributing to the running this coupling.
void persistentOutput (PersistentOStream &os) const
 Function used to write out object persistently.
void persistentInput (PersistentIStream &is, int version)
 Function used to read in object persistently.
- Public Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::Interfaced
virtual ~Interfaced ()
 Empty virtual destructor.
virtual bool defaultInit ()
 Functions which are to be used during the actual event generation, after the setup is complete.
PPtr getParticle (PID) const
 Create a new Particle instance given a id number.
PDPtr getParticleData (PID) const
 Return a pointer to the ParticleData object corresponding to the given id number.
bool used () const
 Returns true if this object has actally been used.
void useMe () const
 Should be called to indicate that this object has actually been used.
tEGPtr generator () const
 Return a pointer to the EventGenerator controlling the run.
- Public Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::InterfacedBase
virtual ~InterfacedBase ()
 The virtual (empty) destructor;.
string fullName () const
 Returns the full name of this object including its path, e.g.
string name () const
 Returns the name of this object, without the path.
string path () const
 Returns the path to this object including the trailing '/'.
string comment () const
 Returns a comment assigned to this object.
void setup (istream &is)
 Read setup info from a standard istream is.
virtual IBPtr fullclone () const
 Return a full clone of this object possibly doing things to the clone to make it sane.
virtual void debugme () const
 Print out debugging information for this object on std::cerr.
void update ()
 Calls the doupdate() function with recursion prevention.
void init ()
 Calls the doinit() function with recursion prevention.
virtual bool preInitialize () const
 Return true if this object needs to be initialized before all other objects (except those for which this function also returns true).
void initrun ()
 Calls the doinitrun() function with recursion prevention.
void finish ()
 Calls the dofinish() function with recursion prevention.
void touch ()
 This function should be called every time something in this object has changed in a way that a sanity check with update() is needed.
void reset ()
 Set the state of this object to uninitialized.
void clear ()
 Calls reset() and unTouch().
InitState state () const
 Return the state of initialization of this object.
bool locked () const
 Return true if the BaseRepository is not allowed to change the state of this object.
bool touched () const
 Return true if the state of this object has been changed since the last call to update().
- Public Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::Base
virtual ~Base ()
 The virtual destructor.
void debug () const
 Print out debugging information for this object on std::cerr.
- Public Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::Pointer::ReferenceCounted
CounterType referenceCount () const
 Return the reference count.
- Public Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::Named
 Named (const string &newName=string())
 Constructor with name.
bool operator== (const Named &other) const
 Test for equality.
bool operator< (const Named &other) const
 Lexicographical comparison.

Detailed Description

AlphaEMBase an abstract base class used by the StandardModelBase class to implement the electro-magnetic coupling.

Concrete sub-classes must implement the value(Energy2, const StandardModelBase &) function.

See also:
The interfaces defined for AlphaEMBase.
StandardModelBase

Definition at line 27 of file AlphaEMBase.h.


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