JSci.maths.groups
Interface AbelianGroup.Member

All Superinterfaces:

Member, java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Algebra.Member, BanachSpace.Member, CStarAlgebra.Member, Field.Member, HilbertSpace.Member, Module.Member, Polynomial, Ring.Member, VectorSpace.Member

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComplexSquareMatrix, AbstractComplexVector, AbstractDoubleVector, Complex, ComplexPolynomial, CyclicGroup.Member, Hilb.LinearMap, MathDouble, MathInteger, MathVector, Matrix, Quaternion, RealFunction, RealFunction2D, RealPolynomial, Supernumber

Enclosing interface:

AbelianGroup

public static interface AbelianGroup.Member

extends Member

This interface defines a member of an abelian group.

Method Summary

AbelianGroup.Member	add(AbelianGroup.Member g) The group composition law.
AbelianGroup.Member	negate() Returns the inverse member.
AbelianGroup.Member	subtract(AbelianGroup.Member g) The group composition law with inverse.

Method Detail

add

public AbelianGroup.Member add(AbelianGroup.Member g)

The group composition law.

Parameters:

g - a group member

negate

public AbelianGroup.Member negate()

Returns the inverse member.

subtract

public AbelianGroup.Member subtract(AbelianGroup.Member g)

The group composition law with inverse.

Parameters:

g - a group member