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Class JSci.physics.Particle 

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class Particle
extends Object
implements Serializable
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 Rank1Tensor position
Position 4-vector.

o momentum 
 public Rank1Tensor 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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