jsci.physics.particles

Class Meson

java.lang.Object

jsci.physics.Particle

jsci.physics.RelativisticParticle

jsci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

jsci.physics.particles.Hadron

jsci.physics.particles.Meson

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AntiKaon, AntiPion, Eta, Kaon, Pion

public abstract class Meson
extends Hadron

A class representing mesons.

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
Meson() Constructs a meson.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	baryonQN() Returns the baryon number.
int	spin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Methods inherited from class jsci.physics.particles.Hadron

eLeptonQN, muLeptonQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class jsci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

anti, charge, isAnti, isospin, isospinZ, strangeQN

Methods inherited from class jsci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals, hashCode, restMass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Meson

public Meson()

Constructs a meson.

Method Detail

spin

public final int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

baryonQN

public final int baryonQN()

Returns the baryon number.

Specified by:

baryonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0