Class RayND

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.core.mathematics.geometry.RayND

public class RayND
extends Object

Represents a ray in N-dimensional space defined by an origin and a direction.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RayND(PointND origin, VectorND direction)	Creates a new RayND.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
VectorND	getDirection()
PointND	getOrigin()
PointND	pointAt(Real t)	Computes the point at distance t along the ray.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

RayND

public RayND(PointND origin,
 VectorND direction)

Creates a new RayND.

Parameters:

origin - the origin point

direction - the direction vector (will be normalized)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if dimensions do not match

Method Details

getOrigin

public PointND getOrigin()

getDirection

public VectorND getDirection()

pointAt

public PointND pointAt(Real t)

Computes the point at distance t along the ray.

Parameters:

t - the distance parameter

Returns:

the point P = origin + t * direction