org.jscience.physics.model

Class PhysicalModel

java.lang.Object

org.jscience.physics.model.PhysicalModel

All Implemented Interfaces:

Dimension.Model

Direct Known Subclasses:

HighEnergyModel, NaturalModel, QuantumModel, RelativisticModel, StandardModel

public abstract class PhysicalModel
extends java.lang.Object
implements Dimension.Model

This abstract class represents a physical model. Instances of this class determinate the current quantities dimensions.

To select a model, one needs only to call the model select static method. For example:

     public static void main(String[] args) {
          // Global (LocalContext should be used for thread-local settings).
          RelativisticModel.select();
          ...
     

Selecting a predefined model automatically sets the dimension of the base units.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.measure.unit.Dimension.Model

STANDARD

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PhysicalModel	current() Returns the current physical model (default: instance of StandardModel).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.measure.unit.Dimension.Model

getDimension, getTransform

Method Detail

current

public static final PhysicalModel current()

Returns the current physical model (default: instance of StandardModel).

Returns:

the context-local physical model.