JSci.physics.relativity
Class LorentzBoost

java.lang.Object
  JSci.physics.relativity.Tensor
      JSci.physics.relativity.Rank2Tensor
          JSci.physics.relativity.LorentzBoost

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Member

public final class LorentzBoost
extends Rank2Tensor

The LorentzBoost class encapsulates the Lorentz boosts.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.relativity.Rank2Tensor

rank2

Constructor Summary

LorentzBoost(Double3Vector v)
Constructs a Lorentz boost.

LorentzBoost(double vx, double vy, double vz)
Constructs a Lorentz boost.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.relativity.Rank2Tensor

add, equals, getComponent, multiply, setComponent, subtract, tensorProduct, tensorProduct

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.relativity.Tensor

getSet

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LorentzBoost

public LorentzBoost(Double3Vector v)

Constructs a Lorentz boost.

Parameters:

v - velocity

LorentzBoost

public LorentzBoost(double vx,
                    double vy,
                    double vz)

Constructs a Lorentz boost.

Parameters:

vx - x-velocity

vy - y-velocity

vz - z-velocity