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# Class JSci.physics.Particle

    java.lang.Object
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       +----JSci.physics.Particle

public abstract class Particle
extends Object
implements Serializable

A superclass for building objects that have the physical nature of a particle.

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

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Particle()
  Constructs a particle.

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

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position

     public Rank1Tensor position

  Position 4-vector.

momentum

     public Rank1Tensor momentum

  Momentum 4-vector.

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Particle

     public Particle()

  Constructs a particle.

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restMass

     public abstract double restMass()

  Returns the rest mass.

equals

     public boolean equals(Object p)

  Compares two particles for equality.

  Parameters:
    p - a particle
  Overrides:
    equals in class Object

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