Uses of Interface
pulse.util.Reflexive

Packages that use Reflexive

Package	Description
pulse.baseline	Contains classes for describing and evaluating the baseline signal of a HeatingCurve or its subclasses.
pulse.input	Introduces internal data structures that (a) are created as a result of parsing specific types of input files, such as: experimental heating curves, metadata, and property curves (e.g.
pulse.io.export	Package contains the PULsE export API, which currently consists of different exporter classes, an export manager, an XML converter and a MassExporter class.
pulse.io.readers	The main class of this package is ReaderManager.
pulse.math	Provides general math functionality that is used when finding the direction (a Vector) of the minimum, including operations with vector and matrices.
pulse.problem.laser	This package deals with discrete laser pulse representation and their various temporal shapes.
pulse.problem.schemes	This package deals with abstractions associated with finite differences in PULsE, including the definition of Grids, which determine the partitioning rules for space and time variables.
pulse.problem.schemes.rte	Contains generic classes that act as a bridge between the specific implementation of radiative heat transfer and the heat problem solvers.
pulse.problem.schemes.rte.dom	Contains the implementation of the discrete ordinates method (DOM) for the solution of a anisotropic nonlinear radiative transfer equation.
pulse.problem.schemes.rte.exact	Contains classes for solving the radiative transfer equation in an absorbing-emitting medium (no scattering) using a semi-analytical approach.
pulse.problem.schemes.solvers	Contains various finite-difference solvers for the different problem statements available.
pulse.problem.statements	Introduces various problem statements for the heat conduction problem in the laser flash experiment.
pulse.problem.statements.model
pulse.search.direction	Provides a list of PathSolvers and associated classes, which are used to determine the direction of the minimum of a specific SearchTask using an iterative approach.
pulse.search.direction.pso
pulse.search.linear	Provides classes that are able to search for the minimum of a scalar function of a vector variable that is unimodal on a specific Segment.
pulse.search.statistics	PULsE Statistical Kit.
pulse.util	Contains abstract data and hierarchical structures that implement much of the Java Reflection API.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.baseline

Classes in pulse.baseline that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AdjustableBaseline	A baseline that can shift in the vertical direction.
class	Baseline	An abstract class for baseline calculations.
class	FlatBaseline	A flat baseline.
class	LinearBaseline	A linear Baseline which specifies the intercept and slope parameters.
class	SinusoidalBaseline	A multiple-harmonic baseline.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.input

Classes in pulse.input that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	Metadata	Metadata is the information relating to a specific experiment, which can be used by a SearchTask to process an instance of ExperimentalData.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.io.export

Subinterfaces of Reflexive in pulse.io.export

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	Exporter<T extends Descriptive>	An Exporter defines a set of rules to enable exporting of a certain type of PULsE objects (typically, instances of the PropertyHolder class).

Classes in pulse.io.export that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	CurveExporter	A singleton exporter allows writing the data contained in a AbstractData object in a two-column format to create files conforming to either csv or html extension.
class	LogExporter	A singleton LogExporter works on Log objects to write html files containing the full contents of the Log.
class	MetadataExporter	A singleton class used to export Metadata objects in a html format.
class	RawDataExporter	A wrapper singleton class that is made specifically to handle export requests of ExperimentalData.
class	ResidualStatisticExporter	Exports the residuals, where each residual value refers to a specific point in time.
class	ResultExporter	Provides export capabilities, for instances, of the Result class both in the csv and html formats.
class	ResultTableExporter	A singleton Exporter which can process the results table.
class	TextLogPaneExporter	Similar to a LogExporter, except that it works only on the contents of a LogPane currently being displayed to the user.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.io.readers

Subinterfaces of Reflexive in pulse.io.readers

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	AbstractHandler	There are two types of AbstractHandlers, which are used to either update/populate existing objects or convert data into new objects of a given type.
interface	AbstractPopulator<T>	An AbstractPopulator provides the ability to add extra content to an object by modifying its internal structure to make it compliant with an external file.
interface	AbstractReader<T>	Basic interface for readers in PULsE.
interface	CurveReader	Basic interface for reading ExperimentalData (which extends HeatingCurve -- hence the name).
interface	DatasetReader	An AbstractReader for reading tabular datasets and enhancing them with an interpolation algorithm.
interface	PulseDataReader	A reader for importing numeric pulse data -- if available.

Classes in pulse.io.readers that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ButcherTableauReader	Provides a reader class for Butcher tableaux.
class	DATReader	A specific implementation of CurveReader used to read .dat files.
class	LFRReader	A CurveReader capable of reading ASCII master-files generated by the Linseis software.
class	MetaFilePopulator	An AbstractPopulator capable of handling metafiles.
class	NetzschCSVReader	Reads the .CSV files exported from Proteus LFA Analysis software.
class	NetzschPulseCSVReader	Reads numeric pulse data generated by the Proteus LFA Analysis export tool.
class	QuadratureReader	A reader, which converts quad files into instances OrdinateSet.
class	TBLReader	A DatasetReader capable of reading .tbl files.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.math

Classes in pulse.math that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbstractIntegrator	An AbstractIntegrator serves to calculate the definite integral of a function.
class	FixedIntervalIntegrator	A fixed-interval integrator implements a numerical scheme in which the domain within the integration bounds is divided into equal intervals of a sufficiently small (and fixed) length.
class	MidpointIntegrator	Implements the midpoint integration scheme for the evaluation of definite integrals.
class	SimpsonIntegrator	Implements the Simpson's integration rule for the evaluation of definite integrals.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.laser

Classes in pulse.problem.laser that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ExponentiallyModifiedGaussian	Represents the exponentially modified Gaussian function, which is given by three independent parameters (μ, σ and λ).
class	NumericPulse	A numeric pulse is given by a set of discrete NumericPulseData measured independently using a pulse diode.
class	PulseTemporalShape	An abstract time-dependent pulse shape.
class	RectangularPulse	The simplest pulse shape defined as $0.5*(1\; +\; sgn($tpulse - t)), where $sgn(...)$ is the signum function, pulse is the pulse width.
class	TrapezoidalPulse	A trapezoidal pulse shape, which combines a rise segment, a constant-power segment, and a fall segment.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.schemes

Classes in pulse.problem.schemes that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ADIScheme	An ADIScheme uses a Grid2D to provide numerical capabilities needed to solve a Problem.
class	CoupledImplicitScheme
class	DifferenceScheme	A DifferenceScheme is an abstract class that declares general methods for converting a Problem to a set of algebraic operations on a Grid.
class	ExplicitScheme	This class provides the necessary framework to enable a simple explicit finite-difference scheme (also called the forward-time centred space scheme) for solving the one-dimensional heat conduction problem.
class	ImplicitScheme	An abstract implicit finite-difference scheme for solving one-dimensional heat conduction problems.
class	MixedScheme	An abstraction describing a weighted semi-implicit finite-difference scheme for solving the one-dimensional heat conduction problem.
class	OneDimensionalScheme

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.schemes.rte

Classes in pulse.problem.schemes.rte that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	RadiativeTransferSolver	Manages processes to solve the radiative transfer equation and generate the input needed by the heat problem, i.e.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.schemes.rte.dom

Classes in pulse.problem.schemes.rte.dom that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AdaptiveIntegrator	An ODE integrator with an adaptive step size.
class	CornetteSchanksPF	The single-parameter Cornette-Schanks scattering phase function.
class	DiscreteOrdinatesMethod	A class that manages the solution of the radiative transfer equation using the discrete ordinates method.
class	ExplicitRungeKutta	Explicit Runge-Kutta integrator with Hermite interpolation for the solution of one-dimensional radiative transfer problems.
class	FixedIterations
class	HenyeyGreensteinPF	The single-parameter Henyey-Greenstein scattering phase function.
class	IterativeSolver	Used to iteratively solve the radiative transfer problem.
class	LinearAnisotropicPF	The linear-anisotropic scattering phase function.
class	ODEIntegrator
class	PhaseFunction
class	SuccessiveOverrelaxation
class	TRBDF2	TRBDF2 (Trapezoidal Backward Differencing Second Order) Scheme for the solution of one-dimensional radiative transfer problems.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.schemes.rte.exact

Classes in pulse.problem.schemes.rte.exact that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ChandrasekharsQuadrature	This quadrature methods of evaluating the composition product of the exponential integral and blackbody spectral power spectrum has been given by Chandrasekhar and is based on constructing a moment matrix.
class	CompositionProduct	A class for evaluating the definite integral $\int$ab f(x) En (α + β x) dx}.
class	NewtonCotesQuadrature	A class for evaluating the composition product using a simple Newton-Cotes quadrature with a cutoff.
class	NonscatteringAnalyticalDerivatives	A solver of the radiative transfer equation for an absorbing-emitting medium where the fluxes and their derivatives are calculated using analytical formulae with the selected numerical quadrature.
class	NonscatteringDiscreteDerivatives	A solver of the radiative transfer equation for an absorbing-emitting medium where the fluxes are calculated using analytical formulae while their derivatives are calculated using the central-difference approximation.
class	NonscatteringRadiativeTransfer

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.schemes.solvers

Classes in pulse.problem.schemes.solvers that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ADILinearisedSolver	An alternating direction implicit (ADI) solver for a classical two-dimensional linearised problem.
class	ExplicitCoupledSolver
class	ExplicitCoupledSolverNL
class	ExplicitLinearisedSolver	Performs a fully-dimensionless calculation for the LinearisedProblem.
class	ExplicitNonlinearSolver
class	ExplicitTranslucentSolver
class	ImplicitCoupledSolver
class	ImplicitCoupledSolverNL
class	ImplicitDiathermicSolver
class	ImplicitLinearisedSolver<T extends ClassicalProblem>	Performs a fully-dimensionless calculation for the LinearisedProblem.
class	ImplicitNonlinearSolver
class	ImplicitTranslucentSolver
class	ImplicitTwoTemperatureSolver
class	MixedCoupledSolver
class	MixedCoupledSolverNL
class	MixedLinearisedSolver	Performs a fully-dimensionless calculation for the LinearisedProblem.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.statements

Classes in pulse.problem.statements that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ClassicalProblem	The simplest problem statement supported in PULsE, which is formulated in the dimensionless form and with linearised boundary conditions.
class	ClassicalProblem2D	The complete problem statement for a fully two-dimensional problem, which includes side heat losses, a variable field of view and variable pulse-to-diameter ratio.
class	DiathermicMedium	The diathermic model is based on the following propositions: - A cylindrically shaped sample is completely transparent to thermal radiation; - The front~(laser-facing) and rear (detector-facing) sides of the sample are coated by a thin grey absorber; - The coatings are in perfect thermal contact with the bulk material; - The side surface is free from any coating.
class	NonlinearProblem
class	ParticipatingMedium
class	PenetrationProblem
class	Problem	A Problem is an abstract class defining the general rules for handling heat conduction problems, and also providing access to the basic properties used in the calculation with one of the DifferenceSchemes.
class	TwoTemperatureModel

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.problem.statements.model

Classes in pulse.problem.statements.model that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbsorptionModel
class	BeerLambertAbsorption
class	Gas
class	Helium
class	Insulator
class	Nitrogen

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.search.direction

Classes in pulse.search.direction that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	BFGSOptimiser	The 'advanced' PathSolver implementing the variable-metric (quasi-Newton) search method.
class	CompositePathOptimiser
class	GradientBasedOptimiser
class	LMOptimiser	Given an objective function equal to the sum of squared residuals, iteratively approaches the minimum of this function by applying the Levenberg-Marquardt formulas.
class	PathOptimiser	An abstract class that defines the mathematical basis of solving the reverse heat conduction problem.
class	SR1Optimiser
class	SteepestDescentOptimiser	The simplest possible PathSolver, which assumes that the minimum direction coincides with the inverted gradient.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.search.direction.pso

Classes in pulse.search.direction.pso that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ParticleSwarmOptimiser

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.search.linear

Classes in pulse.search.linear that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	GoldenSectionOptimiser	The golden-section search is a simple dichotomy search for finding the minimum of strictly unimodal functions by successively narrowing the domain of the search using the golden ratio partitioning.
class	LinearOptimiser	The most basic LinearSolver class, which defines the notion of the linear resolution, defines the method signature for estimating the step of the linear search (i.e., the position of the minimum), and provides a simple algorithm to initialise the calculation domain.
class	WolfeOptimiser	This is the implementation of the strong Wolfe conditions for performing inexact linear search.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.search.statistics

Classes in pulse.search.statistics that implement Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbsoluteDeviations	A statistical optimality criterion relying on absolute deviations or the L1 norm condition.
class	AICStatistic	AIC algorithm: Banks, H.
class	AndersonDarlingTest	The Anderson-Darling normality test.
class	BICStatistic	Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) algorithm formulated for the Gaussian distribution of residuals.
class	CorrelationTest
class	EmptyCorrelationTest
class	EmptyTest
class	KSTest	The Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test as implemented in ApacheCommonsMath.
class	ModelSelectionCriterion	An abstract superclass for the BIC and AIC statistics.
class	NormalityTest	A normality test is invoked after a task finishes, to validate its result.
class	OptimiserStatistic	An Optimiser statistic is simply the objective function that is calculated by the Optimiser.
class	PearsonCorrelation	Wrapper CorrelationTest class for ApacheCommonsMath Pearson Correlation.
class	RangePenalisedLeastSquares	This is an experimental feature.
class	RegularisedLeastSquares	This is an experimental feature.
class	ResidualStatistic	An abstract statistic (= a numeric value resulting from a statistical procedure) that operates with model residuals.
class	RSquaredTest	The coefficient of determination represents the goodness of fit that a HeatingCurve provides for the ExperimentalData
class	SpearmansCorrelationTest	Wrapper CorrelationTest class for ApacheCommonsMath Spearmans Correlation.
class	Statistic	A statistic is an abstract class that hosts the evaluate method to validate the results of a SearchTask.
class	SumOfSquares	The standard optimality criterion of the L2 norm condition, or simply ordinary least squares.

Uses of Reflexive in pulse.util

Classes in pulse.util with type parameters of type Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	InstanceDescriptor<T extends Reflexive>

Methods in pulse.util with type parameters of type Reflexive

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends PropertyHolder & Reflexive> Set<String>	Reflexive.allDescriptors(Class<T> c)
static <T extends Reflexive> Set<String>	Reflexive.allSubclassesNames(Class<T> c)
static <T extends Reflexive> List<T>	Reflexive.instancesOf(Class<T> reflexiveType)	Uses the ReflexiveFinder to create a list of simple instance of reflexiveType generated by any classes listed in the same package where the reflexiveType is found.
static <T extends Reflexive> List<T>	Reflexive.instancesOf(Class<T> reflexiveType, Object... params)
static <T extends Reflexive> List<T>	Reflexive.instancesOf(Class<T> reflexiveType, String pckgname)
static <T extends Reflexive> List<T>	Reflexive.instancesOf(Class<T> reflexiveType, String pckgname, Object... params)	Uses the ReflexiveFinder to create a list of simple instance of reflexiveType generated by any classes listed in the package pckgname.
static <T extends PropertyHolder & Reflexive> T	Reflexive.instantiate(Class<T> c, String descriptor)
<K extends Reflexive> K	InstanceDescriptor.newInstance(Class<K> c, Object... arguments)
static <V extends Reflexive> List<V>	ReflexiveFinder.simpleInstances(String pckgname)
static <V extends Reflexive> List<V>	ReflexiveFinder.simpleInstances(String pckgname, Object... params)	Finds simple instances of Reflexive subclasses within pckgname.