JPhysicsToolkit.hh

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#ifndef __JPHYSICS__JPHYSICSTOOLKIT__
#define __JPHYSICS__JPHYSICSTOOLKIT__

#include <cmath>

/**
 * \file
 * Auxiliary methods for physics calculations.
 * \author bjung
 */

namespace JPHYSICS {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JPHYSICS; }

namespace JPHYSICS {

  /**
   * Get kinetic energy of particle with given energy and mass.
   *
   * \param  E     energy         [GeV]
   * \param  m     mass           [GeV]
   * \return       kinetic energy [GeV]
   */
  inline double getKineticEnergy(const double E, const double m)
  {
    if (E > m) {
      return sqrt((E - m) * (E + m));
    } else {
      return 0.0;
    }
  }
}

#endif