JSci.astro
Interface AstronomicalConstants

All Superinterfaces:

NumericalConstants, PhysicalConstants

public interface AstronomicalConstants
extends PhysicalConstants

A class defining common constants in astronomy. All values expressed in SI units.

Field Summary

static double	AU Length of an Astronomical Unit, in meters.
static double	LIGHT_YEAR Length of a (Gregorian) light year (defined), in meters.
static double	PARSEC Length of a parsec, in meters.

Fields inherited from interface JSci.physics.PhysicalConstants

AVOGADRO, BOHR_MAGNETON, BOLTZMANN, CHARGE, ELECTRON_MASS, ELECTRON_MOMENT, FARADAY, FINE_STRUCTURE, FLUX_QUANTUM, GRAVITATION, H_BAR, MOLAR_GAS, NEUTRON_MASS, PERMEABILITY, PERMITTIVITY, PLANCK, PROTON_MASS, PROTON_MOMENT, RYDBERG, SPEED_OF_LIGHT, STEFAN_BOLTZMANN

Fields inherited from interface JSci.maths.NumericalConstants

GAMMA, GOLDEN_RATIO, LOG10, SQRT2, SQRT2PI, TWO_PI

Field Detail

AU

static final double AU

Length of an Astronomical Unit, in meters.

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Constant Field Values

PARSEC

static final double PARSEC

Length of a parsec, in meters.

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Constant Field Values

LIGHT_YEAR

static final double LIGHT_YEAR

Length of a (Gregorian) light year (defined), in meters.

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Constant Field Values