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17  package org.orekit.forces.gravity.potential;
18  
19  import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
20  import org.orekit.time.TimeStamped;
21  
22  /** Interface used to provide normalized spherical harmonics coefficients.
23   * @see GravityFieldFactory
24   * @author Luc Maisonobe
25   * @since 6.0
26   */
27  public interface NormalizedSphericalHarmonicsProvider extends SphericalHarmonicsProvider {
28  
29      /**
30       * The normalized geopotential coefficients at a specific instance in time.
31       * @see NormalizedSphericalHarmonicsProvider
32       * @see NormalizedSphericalHarmonicsProvider#onDate(AbsoluteDate)
33       * @since 6.1
34       */
35      interface NormalizedSphericalHarmonics extends TimeStamped {
36  
37          /** Get a spherical harmonic cosine coefficient.
38           * @param n degree of the coefficient
39           * @param m order of the coefficient
40           * @return normalized coefficient Cnm
41           */
42          double getNormalizedCnm(int n, int m);
43  
44          /** Get a spherical harmonic sine coefficient.
45           * @param n degree of the coefficient
46           * @param m order of the coefficient
47           * @return normalized coefficient Snm
48           */
49          double getNormalizedSnm(int n, int m);
50  
51      }
52  
53      /**
54       * Get the normalized spherical harmonic coefficients at a specific instance in time.
55       *
56       * @param date of evaluation
57       * @return normalized coefficients on {@code date}.
58       * @since 6.1
59       */
60      NormalizedSphericalHarmonics onDate(AbsoluteDate date);
61  
62  }