Compartment

isopotential volume

CONICAL object class

#include Cmprtmnt.h
compile Cmprtmnt.cpp

Base Classes

Stepper	provides Step(dt) method
VSink	voltage sink
VSource	voltage source

Derived Classes

Cylinder	isopotential, cylindrical compartment

Member Functions & Variables

real Gi ;
real negC ;
real EGm ;
real Gm ;
virtual real GetV ( void );
virtual void Step ( const real dt );
Compartment ( void );

A Compartment is an isopotential volume, to which other compartments may be attached through Links (or other Currents). A Compartment may also have a number of Channels. The current flow from these objects is balanced against the current flow through the Compartment membrane, to produce a new Compartment potential (voltage) in the Step method.

The Compartment class may be instatiated directly, and it works, but you will have to set its variables in a low-level manner. If you use Cylinder instead, these variables are set in terms of compartment dimensions and dimension-independent units.