JSci.physics.particles
Class Meson

java.lang.Object
  JSci.physics.Particle
      JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle
          JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle
              JSci.physics.particles.Hadron
                  JSci.physics.particles.Meson

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AntiKaon, AntiPion, Eta, Kaon, Pion

public abstract class Meson
extends Hadron

A class representing mesons.

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

Meson()
Constructs a meson.

Method Summary

int	baryonQN() Returns the baryon number.
int	spin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Hadron

eLeptonQN, muLeptonQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

anti, charge, isAnti, isospin, isospinZ, strangeQN

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

Meson

public Meson()

Constructs a meson.

Method Detail

spin

public final int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

baryonQN

public final int baryonQN()

Returns the baryon number.

Specified by:

baryonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0