JSci.physics
Class Spring

java.lang.Object
  JSci.physics.Spring

public class Spring
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Spring(double coeff)
Constructs a mechanical spring.

Method Summary

JSci.physics.Spring.Force	createForce(AbstractClassicalParticle p)
double	energy(AbstractClassicalParticle p) Returns the potential energy of a particle attached to this spring.
AbstractDoubleVector	getPosition()
void	setPosition(AbstractDoubleVector pos)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Spring

public Spring(double coeff)

Constructs a mechanical spring.

Parameters:

coeff - the spring constant.

Method Detail

setPosition

public void setPosition(AbstractDoubleVector pos)

getPosition

public AbstractDoubleVector getPosition()

energy

public double energy(AbstractClassicalParticle p)

Returns the potential energy of a particle attached to this spring.

createForce

public JSci.physics.Spring.Force createForce(AbstractClassicalParticle p)