org.jscience.mathematics.structures
Interface Ring<R>

All Superinterfaces:

GroupAdditive<R>, Immutable, Realtime, java.io.Serializable, Structure<R>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Field<F>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Complex, ComplexMatrix, Constant, DenseMatrix, Float64, Float64Matrix, Integer64, LargeInteger, Matrix, Measure, ModuloInteger, Number, Polynomial, Rational, RationalFunction, Real, SparseMatrix

public interface Ring<R>
extends GroupAdditive<R>

This interface represents an algebraic structure with two binary operations addition and multiplication (+ and ·), such that (R, +) is an abelian group, (R, ·) is a monoid and the multiplication distributes over the addition.

Version:

3.0, February 13, 2006

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Wikipedia: Mathematical Ring

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javolution.context.Realtime

Realtime.ObjectSpace

Method Summary

R	times(R that) Returns the product of this object with the one specified.

Methods inherited from interface org.jscience.mathematics.structures.GroupAdditive

opposite, plus

Methods inherited from interface javolution.context.Realtime

move, toText

Method Detail

times

R times(R that)

Returns the product of this object with the one specified.

Parameters:

that - the object multiplier.

Returns:

this · that.