pointing.cc

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/*! \file pointing.cc
 *  Class representing a direction in 3D space
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Max-Planck-Society
 *  \author Martin Reinecke
 */

#include "pointing.h"
#include "lsconstants.h"
#include "math_utils.h"

using namespace std;

vec3 pointing::to_vec3() const
  {
  double st=sin(theta);
  return vec3 (st*cos(phi), st*sin(phi), cos(theta));
  }
void pointing::from_vec3 (const vec3 &inp)
  {
  theta = atan2(sqrt(inp.x*inp.x+inp.y*inp.y),inp.z);
  phi = safe_atan2 (inp.y,inp.x);
  if (phi<0.) phi += twopi;
  }
void pointing::normalize_theta()
  {
  theta=fmodulo(theta,twopi);
  if (theta>pi)
    {
    phi+=pi;
    theta=twopi-theta;
    }
  }
void pointing::normalize()
  {
  normalize_theta();
  phi=fmodulo(phi,twopi);
  }

ostream &operator<< (ostream &os, const pointing &p)
  {
  os << p.theta << ", " << p.phi << std::endl;
  return os;
  }