#include <deal.II/particles/particle.h>

Public Member Functions
	Particle ()

	Particle (const Point< spacedim > &location, const Point< dim > &reference_location, const types::particle_index id)

	Particle (const Particle< dim, spacedim > &particle)

	Particle (const void &begin_data, PropertyPool< dim, spacedim > const property_pool=nullptr)

	Particle (Particle< dim, spacedim > &&particle) noexcept

Particle< dim, spacedim > &	operator= (const Particle< dim, spacedim > &particle)

Particle< dim, spacedim > &	operator= (Particle< dim, spacedim > &&particle) noexcept

	~Particle ()

void *	write_particle_data_to_memory (void *data) const

const void *	read_particle_data_from_memory (const void *data)

void	set_location (const Point< spacedim > &new_location)

const Point< spacedim > &	get_location () const

void	set_reference_location (const Point< dim > &new_reference_location)

const Point< dim > &	get_reference_location () const

types::particle_index	get_id () const

void	set_id (const types::particle_index &new_id)

void	set_property_pool (PropertyPool< dim, spacedim > &property_pool)

bool	has_properties () const

void	set_properties (const ArrayView< const double > &new_properties)

const ArrayView< double >	get_properties ()

const ArrayView< const double >	get_properties () const

std::size_t	serialized_size_in_bytes () const

template<class Archive >
void	save (Archive &ar, const unsigned int version) const

template<class Archive >
void	load (Archive &ar, const unsigned int version)

void	free_properties ()

template<class Archive >
void	serialize (Archive &archive, const unsigned int version)

Private Attributes
PropertyPool< dim, spacedim > *	property_pool

PropertyPool< dim, spacedim >::Handle	property_pool_handle

Static Private Attributes
static PropertyPool< dim, spacedim >	global_property_pool

Detailed Description

template<int dim, int spacedim = dim>
class Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >

A class that represents a particle in a domain that is meshed by a triangulation of some kind. The data this class stores is the position of the particle in the overall space, the position of the particle in the reference coordinate system of the cell it is currently in, an ID number that is unique among all particles, and a variable number of "properties".

The "properties" attached to each object of this class are stored by a PropertyPool object. These properties are stored as an array of double variables that can be accessed via an ArrayView object. For example, if one wanted to equip each particle with a "temperature" and "chemical composition" property that is advected along with the particle (and may change from time step to time step based on some differential equation, for example), then one would allocate two properties per particle in the PropertyPool object.

In practice, however, one often wants to associate properties with particles that are not just independent numbers as in the situation above. An example would be if one wanted to track the stress or strain that a particle is subjected to – a tensor-valued quantity. In these cases, one would interpret these scalar properties as the components of the stress or strain. In other words, one would first tell the PropertyPool to allocate as many properties per particle as there are components in the tensor one wants to track, and then write small conversion functions that take the ArrayView of scalar properties returned by the get_properties() function and convert it to a tensor of the appropriate type. This can then be evaluated and evolved in each time step. A second conversion function would convert back from a tensor to an ArrayView object to store the updated data back in the particle via the set_properties() function.

There are of course cases where the properties one cares about are not real (or, in computers, floating point) numbers but rather categorical: For example, one may want to mark some particles as "red", "blue", or "green". The property might then either be represented as an integer, or as an element of an enum. In these cases, one would need to come up with a way to represent these sorts of categorical fields in terms of floating point numbers. For example, one could map "red" to the floating point number 1.0, "blue" to 2.0, and "green" to 3.0. The conversion functions to translate between these two representations should then not be very difficult to write either.

Definition at line 96 of file particle.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Particle() [1/5]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::Particle

Empty constructor for Particle, creates a particle at the origin.

Definition at line 30 of file particle.cc.

◆ Particle() [2/5]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::Particle	(	const Point< spacedim > &	location,
		const Point< dim > &	reference_location,
		const types::particle_index	id
	)

Constructor for Particle. This function creates a particle with the specified ID at the specified location. Note that there is no check for duplicate particle IDs so the user must make sure the IDs are unique over all processes. Data is stored in a global PropertyPool object (corresponding to the global "heap") but can later be transferred to another property pool by calling set_property_pool().

Parameters

[in]	location	Initial location of particle.
[in]	reference_location	Initial location of the particle in the coordinate system of the reference cell.
[in]	id	Globally unique ID number of particle.

Definition at line 38 of file particle.cc.

◆ Particle() [3/5]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::Particle ( const Particle< dim, spacedim > & particle )

Copy-constructor for Particle. This function creates a particle with exactly the state of the input argument. The copied data is stored in a global PropertyPool object (corresponding to the global "heap") but can later be transferred to another property pool by calling set_property_pool().

Definition at line 52 of file particle.cc.

◆ Particle() [4/5]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::Particle	(	const void *&	begin_data,
		PropertyPool< dim, spacedim > *const	property_pool = `nullptr`
	)

Constructor for Particle. This function creates a particle from a data vector. Data is stored in a global PropertyPool object (corresponding to the global "heap") but can later be transferred to another property pool by calling set_property_pool(). This constructor is usually called after serializing a particle by calling the write_data() function.

Parameters

[in,out]	begin_data	A pointer to a memory location from which to read the information that completely describes a particle. This class then de-serializes its data from this memory location and advances the pointer beyond the data that has been read to initialize the particle information.
[in,out]	property_pool	An optional pointer to a property pool that is used to manage the property data used by this particle. If this argument is not provided, then a global property pool is used; on the other hand, if a non-null pointer is provided, this constructor assumes `begin_data` contains serialized data of the same length and type that is allocated by `property_pool`. If the data pointer provided here corresponds to data for a particle that has properties, then this function will only succeed if a property pool is provided as second argument that is able to store the correct number of properties per particle.

Definition at line 76 of file particle.cc.

◆ Particle() [5/5]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::Particle ( Particle< dim, spacedim > && particle )

noexcept

Move constructor for Particle, creates a particle from an existing one by stealing its state.

Definition at line 113 of file particle.cc.

◆ ~Particle()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::~Particle

Destructor. Releases the property handle if it is valid, and therefore frees that memory space for other particles. (Note: the memory is managed by the property pool, and the pool is responsible for what happens to the memory.

Definition at line 191 of file particle.cc.

Member Function Documentation

◆ operator=() [1/2]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particle< dim, spacedim > & Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::operator= ( const Particle< dim, spacedim > & particle )

Copy assignment operator.

Definition at line 130 of file particle.cc.

◆ operator=() [2/2]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

Particle< dim, spacedim > & Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::operator= ( Particle< dim, spacedim > && particle )

noexcept

Move assignment operator.

Definition at line 162 of file particle.cc.

◆ write_particle_data_to_memory()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void * Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::write_particle_data_to_memory ( void * data ) const

Write particle data into a data array. The array is expected to be large enough to take the data, and the void pointer should point to the first entry of the array to which the data should be written. This function is meant for serializing all particle properties and later de-serializing the properties by calling the appropriate constructor Particle(void *&data, PropertyPool *property_pool = nullptr);

Parameters

[in] data The memory location to write particle data into.

Returns: A pointer to the next byte after the array to which data has been written.

Definition at line 219 of file particle.cc.

◆ read_particle_data_from_memory()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

const void * Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::read_particle_data_from_memory ( const void * data )

Update all of the data associated with a particle: id, location, reference location and, if any, properties by using a data array. The array is expected to be large enough to take the data, and the void pointer should point to the first entry of the array to which the data should be written. This function is meant for de-serializing the particle data without requiring that a new Particle class be built. This is used in the ParticleHandler to update the ghost particles without de-allocating and re-allocating memory.

Parameters

[in] data A pointer to a memory location from which to read the information that completely describes a particle. This class then de-serializes its data from this memory location.

Returns: A pointer to the next byte after the array from which data has been read.

Definition at line 252 of file particle.cc.

◆ set_location()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::set_location ( const Point< spacedim > & new_location )

inline

Set the location of this particle. Note that this does not check whether this is a valid location in the simulation domain.

Parameters

[in] new_location The new location for this particle.

Note: In parallel programs, the ParticleHandler class stores particles on both the locally owned cells, as well as on ghost cells. The particles on the latter are copies of particles owned on other processors, and should therefore be treated in the same way as ghost entries in vectors with ghost elements or ghost cells: In both cases, one should treat the ghost elements or cells as const objects that shouldn't be modified even if the objects allow for calls that modify properties. Rather, properties should only be modified on processors that actually own the particle.

Definition at line 524 of file particle.h.

◆ get_location()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

const Point< spacedim > & Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::get_location

inline

Get the location of this particle.

Returns: The location of this particle.

Definition at line 533 of file particle.h.

◆ set_reference_location()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::set_reference_location ( const Point< dim > & new_reference_location )

inline

Set the reference location of this particle.

Parameters

[in] new_reference_location The new reference location for this particle.

Note: In parallel programs, the ParticleHandler class stores particles on both the locally owned cells, as well as on ghost cells. The particles on the latter are copies of particles owned on other processors, and should therefore be treated in the same way as ghost entries in vectors with ghost elements or ghost cells: In both cases, one should treat the ghost elements or cells as const objects that shouldn't be modified even if the objects allow for calls that modify properties. Rather, properties should only be modified on processors that actually own the particle.

Definition at line 542 of file particle.h.

◆ get_reference_location()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

const Point< dim > & Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::get_reference_location

inline

Return the reference location of this particle in its current cell.

Definition at line 551 of file particle.h.

◆ get_id()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

types::particle_index Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::get_id

inline

Return the ID number of this particle. The ID of a particle is intended to be a property that is globally unique even in parallel computations and is transferred along with other properties of a particle if it moves from a cell owned by the current processor to a cell owned by a different processor, or if ownership of the cell it is on is transferred to a different processor.

Definition at line 560 of file particle.h.

◆ set_id()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::set_id ( const types::particle_index & new_id )

inline

Set the ID number of this particle. The ID of a particle is intended to be a property that is globally unique even in parallel computations and is transferred along with other properties of a particle if it moves from a cell owned by the current processor to a cell owned by a different processor, or if ownership of the cell it is on is transferred to a different processor. As a consequence, when setting the ID of a particle, care needs to be taken to ensure that particles have globally unique IDs. (The ParticleHandler does not itself check whether particle IDs so set are globally unique in a parallel setting since this would be a very expensive operation.)

Parameters

[in] new_id The new ID number for this particle.

Note: In parallel programs, the ParticleHandler class stores particles on both the locally owned cells, as well as on ghost cells. The particles on the latter are copies of particles owned on other processors, and should therefore be treated in the same way as ghost entries in vectors with ghost elements or ghost cells: In both cases, one should treat the ghost elements or cells as const objects that shouldn't be modified even if the objects allow for calls that modify properties. Rather, properties should only be modified on processors that actually own the particle.

Definition at line 569 of file particle.h.

◆ set_property_pool()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::set_property_pool ( PropertyPool< dim, spacedim > & property_pool )

inline

Tell the particle where to store its properties (even if it does not own properties). Usually this is only done once per particle, but since the particle does not know about the properties, we want to do it not at construction time. Another use for this function is after particle transfer to a new process.

If a particle already stores properties in a property pool, then their values are saved, the memory is released in the previous property pool, and a copy of the particle's properties will be allocated in the new property pool.

Definition at line 578 of file particle.h.

◆ has_properties()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

bool Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::has_properties

inline

Return whether this particle has a valid property pool and a valid handle to properties.

Definition at line 640 of file particle.h.

◆ set_properties()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::set_properties ( const ArrayView< const double > & new_properties )

Set the properties of this particle.

Parameters

[in] new_properties An ArrayView containing the new properties for this particle.

Note: In parallel programs, the ParticleHandler class stores particles on both the locally owned cells, as well as on ghost cells. The particles on the latter are copies of particles owned on other processors, and should therefore be treated in the same way as ghost entries in vectors with ghost elements or ghost cells: In both cases, one should treat the ghost elements or cells as const objects that shouldn't be modified even if the objects allow for calls that modify properties. Rather, properties should only be modified on processors that actually own the particle.

Definition at line 305 of file particle.cc.

◆ get_properties() [1/2]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

const ArrayView< double > Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::get_properties

Get write-access to properties of this particle. If the particle has no properties yet, but has access to a PropertyPool object it will allocate properties to allow writing into them. If it has no properties and has no access to a PropertyPool this function will throw an exception.

Returns: An ArrayView of the properties of this particle.

Definition at line 330 of file particle.cc.

◆ get_properties() [2/2]

template<int dim, int spacedim>

const ArrayView< const double > Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::get_properties

inline

Get read-access to properties of this particle. If the particle has no properties this function throws an exception.

Returns: An ArrayView of the properties of this particle.

Definition at line 628 of file particle.h.

◆ serialized_size_in_bytes()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

std::size_t Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::serialized_size_in_bytes

Return the size in bytes this particle occupies if all of its data is serialized (i.e. the number of bytes that is written by the write_data function of this class).

Definition at line 287 of file particle.cc.

◆ save()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

template<class Archive >

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::save	(	Archive &	ar,
		const unsigned int	version
	)		const

inline

Write the data of this object to a stream for the purpose of serialization using the BOOST serialization library.

Definition at line 502 of file particle.h.

◆ load()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

template<class Archive >

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::load	(	Archive &	ar,
		const unsigned int	version
	)

inline

Read the data of this object from a stream for the purpose of serialization using the BOOST serialization library. Note that in order to store the properties correctly, the property pool of this particle has to be known at the time of reading, i.e. set_property_pool() has to have been called, before this function is called.

Definition at line 468 of file particle.h.

◆ free_properties()

template<int dim, int spacedim>

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::free_properties

Free the memory of the property pool

Definition at line 204 of file particle.cc.

◆ serialize()

template<int dim, int spacedim = dim>

template<class Archive >

void Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::serialize	(	Archive &	archive,
		const unsigned int	version
	)

Write and read the data of this object from a stream for the purpose of serialization using the BOOST serialization library.

Member Data Documentation

◆ global_property_pool

template<int dim, int spacedim>

PropertyPool< dim, spacedim > Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::global_property_pool

staticprivate

Initial value:

= {

0}

A global property pool used when a particle is not associated with a property pool that belongs to, for example, a ParticleHandler.

Definition at line 447 of file particle.h.

◆ property_pool

template<int dim, int spacedim = dim>

PropertyPool<dim, spacedim>* Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::property_pool

private

A pointer to the property pool. Necessary to translate from the handle to the actual memory locations.

Definition at line 453 of file particle.h.

◆ property_pool_handle

template<int dim, int spacedim = dim>

PropertyPool<dim,spacedim>::Handle Particles::Particle< dim, spacedim >::property_pool_handle

private

A handle to all particle properties

Definition at line 458 of file particle.h.

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

include/deal.II/particles/particle.h
source/particles/particle.cc

Public Member Functions

Private Attributes

Static Private Attributes

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Particle() [1/5]

◆ Particle() [2/5]

◆ Particle() [3/5]

◆ Particle() [4/5]

◆ Particle() [5/5]

◆ ~Particle()

Member Function Documentation

◆ operator=() [1/2]

◆ operator=() [2/2]

◆ write_particle_data_to_memory()

◆ read_particle_data_from_memory()

◆ set_location()

◆ get_location()

◆ set_reference_location()

◆ get_reference_location()

◆ get_id()

◆ set_id()

◆ set_property_pool()

◆ has_properties()

◆ set_properties()

◆ get_properties() [1/2]

◆ get_properties() [2/2]

◆ serialized_size_in_bytes()

◆ save()

◆ load()

◆ free_properties()

◆ serialize()

Member Data Documentation

◆ global_property_pool

◆ property_pool

◆ property_pool_handle