Introduction to GEANT4
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* <span style="color:#ff0000"> G4RunManager </span>: Manages the simulation process; | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> G4RunManager </span>: Manages the simulation process; | ||
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| + | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> Step </span>: the smallest unit of Geant4 simulation, a particle is transported from one point to another | ||
| + | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> Trajectory and TrajectoryPoint </span>: collection of steps and step points | ||
| + | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> Process </span>: physics along the step | ||
| + | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> Track </span>: a snapshot of a particle at some point along its path (not the same as trajectory) | ||
| + | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> Event </span>: a collection of information from tracks and trajectories | ||
| + | * <span style="color:#ff0000"> Run </span>: a collection of events | ||
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== <span style="color:#000080"> The function main() </span> == | == <span style="color:#000080"> The function main() </span> == | ||
