QCaml/Utils/Coordinate.mli

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(** Type for coordinates in 3D space.
All operations on points are done in atomic units. Therefore,
all coordinates are given in bohr and manipulated with this
module.
*)
type bohr
type angstrom
type xyz = {
x : float ;
y : float ;
z : float ;
}
type 'a point = xyz
type t = bohr point
val make : 'a point -> t
(** Creates a point in atomic units *)
val make_angstrom : 'a point -> angstrom point
(** Creates a point in Angstrom *)
type axis = X | Y | Z
val bohr_to_angstrom : bohr point -> angstrom point
(** Converts a point in bohr to angstrom. *)
val angstrom_to_bohr : angstrom point -> bohr point
(** Converts a point in Angstrom to bohr. *)
val zero : bohr point
(** [zero = { x = 0. ; y=0. ; z=0. }] *)
val get : axis -> bohr point -> float
(** Extracts the projection of the coordinate on an axis.
Example:
[Coordinate.(get Y) { x=1. ; y=2. ; z=3. } -> 2.]
*)
(** {1 Vector operations} *)
val ( |. ) : float -> t -> t
(** Scale by a float.
Example:
[ 2. |. { x=1. ; y=2. ; z=3. } -> { x=2. ; y=4. ; z=6. } ]
*)
val ( |+ ) : t -> t -> t
(** Add two vectors.
Example:
{[{ x=1. ; y=2. ; z=3. } |+ { x=2. ; y=3. ; z=1. } ->
{ x=3. ; y=5. ; z=4. }]}
*)
val ( |- ) : t -> t -> t
(** Subtract two vectors.
Example:
{[{ x=1. ; y=2. ; z=3. } |- { x=2. ; y=3. ; z=1. } ->
{ x=-1. ; y=-1. ; z=2. }]}
*)
val neg : t -> t
(** Example:
{[Coordinate.neg { x=1. ; y=2. ; z=-3. } ->
{ x=-1. ; y=-2. ; z=3. }]}
*)
val dot : t -> t -> float
(** Dot product. *)
val norm : t -> float
(** L{^2} norm of the vector. *)
(** {2 Printers} *)
val pp: Format.formatter -> t -> unit
val pp_bohr: Format.formatter -> t -> unit
val pp_angstrom : Format.formatter -> t -> unit