jsci.physics.particles

Class Electron

java.lang.Object

jsci.physics.Particle

jsci.physics.RelativisticParticle

jsci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

jsci.physics.particles.Lepton

jsci.physics.particles.Electron

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Electron
extends Lepton

A class representing electrons.

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

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Electron() Constructs an electron.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Electron	absorb(Photon y) Absorbs a photon.
ElectronNeutrino	absorb(WPlus w) Absorbs a W+.
Electron	absorb(ZZero z) Absorbs a Z0.
QuantumParticle	anti() Returns the antiparticle of this particle.
int	charge() Returns the electric charge.
int	eLeptonQN() Returns the electron lepton number.
Electron	emit(Photon y) Emits a photon.
ElectronNeutrino	emit(WMinus w) Emits a W-.
Electron	emit(ZZero z) Emits a Z0.
boolean	isAnti(QuantumParticle qp) Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.
int	muLeptonQN() Returns the muon lepton number.
double	restMass() Returns the rest mass (MeV).
int	tauLeptonQN() Returns the tau lepton number.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing this class.

Methods inherited from class jsci.physics.particles.Lepton

baryonQN, isospin, isospinZ, spin, strangeQN

Methods inherited from class jsci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Electron

public Electron()

Constructs an electron.

Method Detail

restMass

public double restMass()

Returns the rest mass (MeV).

Specified by:

restMass in class RelativisticParticle

Returns:

0.510998902

charge

public int charge()

Returns the electric charge.

Specified by:

charge in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

-1

eLeptonQN

public int eLeptonQN()

Returns the electron lepton number.

Specified by:

eLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

muLeptonQN

public int muLeptonQN()

Returns the muon lepton number.

Specified by:

muLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

tauLeptonQN

public int tauLeptonQN()

Returns the tau lepton number.

Specified by:

tauLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

anti

public QuantumParticle anti()

Returns the antiparticle of this particle.

Specified by:

anti in class QuantumParticle

isAnti

public boolean isAnti(QuantumParticle qp)

Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.

Specified by:

isAnti in class QuantumParticle

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representing this class.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

emit

public Electron emit(Photon y)

Emits a photon.

absorb

public Electron absorb(Photon y)

Absorbs a photon.

emit

public ElectronNeutrino emit(WMinus w)

Emits a W-.

absorb

public ElectronNeutrino absorb(WPlus w)

Absorbs a W+.

emit

public Electron emit(ZZero z)

Emits a Z0.

absorb

public Electron absorb(ZZero z)

Absorbs a Z0.