MaterialUtils.h

// ************************************************************************** //
//
//  BornAgain: simulate and fit scattering at grazing incidence
//
//! @file      Core/Material/MaterialUtils.h
//! @brief     materials-related global functions and utilities
//!
//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2015
//! @authors   Scientific Computing Group at MLZ Garching
//! @authors   C. Durniak, M. Ganeva, G. Pospelov, W. Van Herck, J. Wuttke
//
// ************************************************************************** //

#ifndef MATERIALUTILS_H_
#define MATERIALUTILS_H_

#include "Complex.h"
#include "Vectors3D.h"
#include "EigenCore.h"
#include "Material.h"

//! A number of helper functions for internal use
//! @ingroup materials

namespace MaterialUtils {

//! Function for calculating the reduced potential, used for obtaining the Fresnel coefficients
//! (non-polarized material case)

BA_CORE_API_ complex_t ScalarReducedPotential(complex_t n, kvector_t k, double n_ref);

//! Function for calculating the reduced potential, used for obtaining the Fresnel coefficients
//! (polarized material case)

BA_CORE_API_ Eigen::Matrix2cd PolarizedReducedPotential(complex_t n, kvector_t b_field, kvector_t k,
                                                        double n_ref);

//! Utility to compute magnetization correction for reduced potential and scattering length density

template <typename T>
BA_CORE_API_ Eigen::Matrix2cd MagnetizationCorrection(complex_t unit_factor, double magnetic_factor,
                                                      BasicVector3D<T> polarization);

//! Checks if all non-default materials in _materials_ are of the same type and returns this type.
//! If several types of materials are involved, InvalidMaterialType identifier is returned.

BA_CORE_API_ MATERIAL_TYPES checkMaterialTypes(const std::vector<const Material*>& materials);
}

#endif /* MATERIALUTILS_H_ */