JSci.physics.particles
Class Pion

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PiPlus, PiZero

public abstract class Pion
extends Meson

A class representing pions.

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

Pion()
Constructs a pion.

Method Summary

int	isospin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.
int	strangeQN() Returns the strangeness number.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.particles.Meson

baryonQN, spin

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

Pion

public Pion()

Constructs a pion.

Method Detail

isospin

public final int isospin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.

Specified by:

isospin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

2

strangeQN

public final int strangeQN()

Returns the strangeness number.

Specified by:

strangeQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0