\begin{ccRefClass}{Simple_cartesian<FieldNumberType>}

\ccInclude{CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h}

\ccDefinition
A model for a \ccc{Kernel} using \ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Cartesian} coordinates to represent the
geometric objects. In order for \ccRefName\ to model Euclidean geometry
in $E^2$ and/or $E^3$, for some mathematical field $E$ (\textit{e.g.},
the rationals \Q\ or the reals \R), the template parameter \ccc{FieldNumberType}      
must model the mathematical field $E$.  That is, the field operations on this
number type must compute the mathematically correct results.  If the number
type provided as a model for \ccc{FieldNumberType} is only an approximation of a
field (such as the built-in type \ccc{double}), then the geometry provided by
the kernel is only an approximation of Euclidean geometry.  


\ccIsModel
\ccRefConceptPage{Kernel}

\ccTypes
\ccTypedef{typedef FieldNumberType FT;}{}
\ccGlue
\ccTypedef{typedef FieldNumberType RT;}{}

\ccImplementation In contrast to \ccc{Cartesian}, no reference counting
is used internally. This eases debugging, but may slow down algorithms
that copy objects intensively.

\ccSeeAlso
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::Cartesian<FieldNumberType>} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::Homogeneous<RingNumberType>} \\
\ccRefIdfierPage{CGAL::Simple_homogeneous<RingNumberType>} \\

\end{ccRefClass}