JSci.physics.particles
Class Lepton

java.lang.Object
  JSci.physics.Particle
      JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle
          JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle
              JSci.physics.particles.Lepton

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Electron, ElectronNeutrino, Muon, MuonNeutrino, Tau, TauNeutrino

public abstract class Lepton
extends QuantumParticle

A class representing leptons.

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

Lepton()
Constructs a lepton.

Method Summary

int	baryonQN() Returns the baryon number.
int	isospin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.
int	isospinZ() Returns the number of 1/2 units of the z-component of isospin.
int	spin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.
int	strangeQN() Returns the strangeness number.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

anti, charge, eLeptonQN, isAnti, muLeptonQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals, hashCode, restMass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Lepton

public Lepton()

Constructs a lepton.

Method Detail

spin

public final int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

baryonQN

public final int baryonQN()

Returns the baryon number.

Specified by:

baryonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

strangeQN

public final int strangeQN()

Returns the strangeness number.

Specified by:

strangeQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

isospin

public final int isospin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.

Specified by:

isospin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

isospinZ

public final int isospinZ()

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

Specified by:

isospinZ in class QuantumParticle