Class JSci.physics.Particle
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Class JSci.physics.Particle

java.lang.Object
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public class Particle
extends Object
A superclass for building objects that have the physical nature of a particle.

Variable Index

 o momentum
Momentum 4-vector.
 o position
Position 4-vector.

Constructor Index

 o Particle()
Constructs a particle.

Method Index

 o equals(Object)
Compares two particles for equality.
 o restMass()
Returns the rest mass.

Variables

 o position
  public ContraVector position
Position 4-vector.
 o momentum
  public ContraVector momentum
Momentum 4-vector.

Constructors

 o Particle
  public Particle()
Constructs a particle.

Methods

 o restMass
  public abstract double restMass()
Returns the rest mass.
 o equals
  public boolean equals(Object p)
Compares two particles for equality.
Parameters:
p - a particle
Overrides:
equals in class Object

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