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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
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

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