JSci.physics.particles
Class GaugeBoson

java.lang.Object
  JSci.physics.Particle
      JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle
          JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle
              JSci.physics.particles.GaugeBoson

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Gluon, Graviton, Photon, WMinus, WPlus, ZZero

public abstract class GaugeBoson

extends QuantumParticle

A class representing gauge bosons.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

spinZ

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

momentum, position

Constructor Summary

GaugeBoson()
Constructs a gauge boson.

Method Summary

int	baryonQN() Returns the baryon number.
int	eLeptonQN() Returns the electron lepton number.
int	isospin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.
int	isospinZ() Returns the number of 1/2 units of the z-component of isospin.
int	muLeptonQN() Returns the muon lepton number.
int	strangeQN() Returns the strangeness number.
int	tauLeptonQN() Returns the tau lepton number.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

anti, charge, isAnti, spin

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals, restMass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GaugeBoson

public GaugeBoson()

Constructs a gauge boson.

Method Detail

baryonQN

public final int baryonQN()

Returns the baryon number.

Specified by:

baryonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

strangeQN

public final int strangeQN()

Returns the strangeness number.

Specified by:

strangeQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

isospin

public final int isospin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.

Specified by:

isospin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

isospinZ

public final int isospinZ()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of the z-component of isospin.

Specified by:

isospinZ in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

eLeptonQN

public final int eLeptonQN()

Returns the electron lepton number.

Specified by:

eLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

muLeptonQN

public final int muLeptonQN()

Returns the muon lepton number.

Specified by:

muLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

tauLeptonQN

public final int tauLeptonQN()

Returns the tau lepton number.

Specified by:

tauLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0