JSci.physics.particles
Class Proton

java.lang.Object
  JSci.physics.Particle
      JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle
          JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle
              JSci.physics.particles.Hadron
                  JSci.physics.particles.Baryon
                      JSci.physics.particles.Nucleon
                          JSci.physics.particles.Proton

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Proton

extends Nucleon

A class representing protons.

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

Proton()
Constructs a proton.

Method Summary

QuantumParticle	anti() Returns the antiparticle of this particle.
int	charge() Returns the electric charge.
boolean	isAnti(QuantumParticle qp) Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.
int	isospinZ() Returns the number of 1/2 units of the z-component of isospin.
QuantumParticle[]	quarks() Returns the quark composition.
double	restMass() Returns the rest mass (MeV).
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing this class.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Nucleon

isospin, spin, strangeQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Baryon

baryonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Hadron

eLeptonQN, muLeptonQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Proton

public Proton()

Constructs a proton.

Method Detail

restMass

public double restMass()

Returns the rest mass (MeV).

Specified by:

restMass in class RelativisticParticle

Returns:

938.27231

isospinZ

public int isospinZ()

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

Specified by:

isospinZ in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

charge

public int charge()

Returns the electric charge.

Specified by:

charge in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

quarks

public QuantumParticle[] quarks()

Returns the quark composition.

anti

public QuantumParticle anti()

Returns the antiparticle of this particle.

Specified by:

anti in class QuantumParticle

isAnti

public boolean isAnti(QuantumParticle qp)

Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.

Specified by:

isAnti in class QuantumParticle

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representing this class.