PolynomialNutation.java

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package org.orekit.data;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.math3.RealFieldElement;

/**
 * Polynomial nutation function.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the field elements
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @see PoissonSeries
 */
public class PolynomialNutation<T extends RealFieldElement<T>> implements Serializable {

    /** Serializable UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20131007L;

    /** Coefficients of the polynomial part. */
    private double[] coefficients;

    /** Build a polynomial from its coefficients.
     * @param coefficients polynomial coefficients in increasing degree
     */
    public PolynomialNutation(final double ... coefficients) {
        this.coefficients = coefficients.clone();
    }

    /** Evaluate the value of the polynomial.
     * @param tc date offset in Julian centuries
     * @return value of the polynomial
     */
    public double value(final double tc) {

        double p = 0;
        for (int i = coefficients.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
            p = p * tc + coefficients[i];
        }

        return p;

    }

    /** Evaluate the value of the polynomial.
     * @param tc date offset in Julian centuries
     * @return value of the polynomial
     */
    public T value(final T tc) {

        T p = tc.getField().getZero();
        for (int i = coefficients.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
            p = p.multiply(tc).add(coefficients[i]);
        }

        return p;

    }

}