jsci.astro

Interface AstronomicalConstants

All Superinterfaces:

NumericalConstants, PhysicalConstants

public interface AstronomicalConstants
extends PhysicalConstants

A class defining common constants in astronomy. All values expressed in SI units.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static double	AU Length of an Astronomical Unit, in meters.
static double	LIGHT_YEAR Length of a (Gregorian) light year (defined), in meters.
static double	PARSEC Length of a parsec, in meters.

Fields inherited from interface jsci.physics.PhysicalConstants

AVOGADRO, BOHR_MAGNETON, BOLTZMANN, CHARGE, ELECTRON_MASS, ELECTRON_MOMENT, FARADAY, FINE_STRUCTURE, FLUX_QUANTUM, GRAVITATION, H_BAR, MOLAR_GAS, NEUTRON_MASS, PERMEABILITY, PERMITTIVITY, PLANCK, PROTON_MASS, PROTON_MOMENT, RYDBERG, SPEED_OF_LIGHT, STEFAN_BOLTZMANN

Fields inherited from interface jsci.maths.NumericalConstants

GAMMA, GOLDEN_RATIO, LOG10, SQRT2, SQRT2PI, TWO_PI

Field Detail

AU

static final double AU

Length of an Astronomical Unit, in meters.

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Constant Field Values

PARSEC

static final double PARSEC

Length of a parsec, in meters.

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Constant Field Values

LIGHT_YEAR

static final double LIGHT_YEAR

Length of a (Gregorian) light year (defined), in meters.

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Constant Field Values