/* Copyright 2021 Luca Fedeli * * This file is part of WarpX. * * License: BSD-3-Clause-LBNL */ #ifndef PARTICLES_KINETIC_ENERGY_H_ #define PARTICLES_KINETIC_ENERGY_H_ #include "Utils/WarpXConst.H" #include "AMReX_Extension.H" #include "AMReX_GpuQualifiers.H" #include "AMReX_REAL.H" #include namespace Algorithms{ /** * \brief Computes the kinetic energy of a particle. * This method should not be used with photons. * * @param[in] ux x component of the particle momentum (code units) * @param[in] uy y component of the particle momentum (code units) * @param[in] uz z component of the particle momentum (code units) * @param[in] mass mass of the particle (in S.I. units) * * @return the kinetic energy of the particle (in S.I. units) */ AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_INLINE amrex::ParticleReal KineticEnergy( const amrex::ParticleReal ux, const amrex::ParticleReal uy, const amrex::ParticleReal uz, const amrex::ParticleReal mass) { using namespace amrex; constexpr auto inv_c2 = 1.0_prt/(PhysConst::c * PhysConst::c); // The expression used is derived by reducing the expression // (gamma - 1)*(gamma + 1)/(gamma + 1) const auto u2 = ux*ux + uy*uy + uz*uz; const auto gamma = std::sqrt(1.0_prt + u2*inv_c2); return 1.0_prt/(1.0_prt + gamma)*mass*u2; } /** * \brief Computes the kinetic energy of a photon. * * @param[in] ux x component of the particle momentum (code units) * @param[in] uy y component of the particle momentum (code units) * @param[in] uz z component of the particle momentum (code units) * * @return the kinetic energy of the photon (in S.I. units) */ AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_INLINE amrex::ParticleReal KineticEnergyPhotons( const amrex::ParticleReal ux, const amrex::ParticleReal uy, const amrex::ParticleReal uz) { // Photons have zero mass, but ux, uy and uz are calculated assuming a mass equal to the // electron mass. Hence, photons need a special treatment to calculate the total energy. constexpr auto me_c = PhysConst::m_e * PhysConst::c; return me_c * std::sqrt(ux*ux + uy*uy + uz*uz); } } #endif // PARTICLES_ALGORITHMS_H_