JSci.physics.particles
Class Graviton

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Graviton
extends GaugeBoson

A class representing gravitons.

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

Graviton()
Constructs a graviton.

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.
double	restMass() Returns the rest mass (MeV).
int	spin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing this class.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.GaugeBoson

baryonQN, eLeptonQN, isospin, isospinZ, muLeptonQN, strangeQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Graviton

public Graviton()

Constructs a graviton.

Method Detail

restMass

public double restMass()

Returns the rest mass (MeV).

Specified by:

restMass in class RelativisticParticle

Returns:

0.0

spin

public int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

4

charge

public int charge()

Returns the electric charge.

Specified by:

charge in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

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.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object