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

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Pion() Constructs a pion.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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

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