JSci.physics.particles
Class Nucleon

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Neutron, Proton

public abstract class Nucleon
extends Baryon

A class representing nucleons.

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

Nucleon()
Constructs a nucleon.

Method Summary

int	isospin() Returns the number of 1/2 units 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.particles.Baryon

baryonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Hadron

eLeptonQN, muLeptonQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

anti, charge, isAnti, isospinZ

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

Nucleon

public Nucleon()

Constructs a nucleon.

Method Detail

spin

public final int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

isospin

public final int isospin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.

Specified by:

isospin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

strangeQN

public final int strangeQN()

Returns the strangeness number.

Specified by:

strangeQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0