JSci.maths.fields
Interface Ring

All Superinterfaces:

AbelianGroup

All Known Subinterfaces:

Field

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComplexField, ComplexPolynomialRing, DoubleMatrixAlgebra, IntegerMatrixAlgebra, IntegerRing, RealField, RealPolynomialRing

public interface Ring
extends AbelianGroup

This interface defines a ring.

PlanetMath references:

Ring

Nested Class Summary

static interface

Ring.Member This interface defines a member of a ring.

Method Summary

boolean	isOne(Ring.Member r) Returns true if the member is the unit element.
Ring.Member	one() Returns the unit element.

Methods inherited from interface JSci.maths.groups.AbelianGroup

isNegative, isZero, zero

Method Detail

one

Ring.Member one()

Returns the unit element.

isOne

boolean isOne(Ring.Member r)

Returns true if the member is the unit element.