org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class Acceleration

java.lang.Object
  javolution.realtime.RealtimeObject
      org.jscience.mathematics.numbers.Number<Quantity>
          org.jscience.physics.quantities.Quantity
              org.jscience.physics.quantities.Acceleration

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Quantity>, Realtime, Operable<Quantity>, Numeric<Quantity>

public class Acceleration
extends Quantity

This class represents the rate of change of velocity with respect to time. The system unit for this quantity is "m/s²".

Version:

2.0, June 16, 2005

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Quantity

Quantity.Factory<Q extends Quantity>

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

Realtime.ObjectSpace

Field Summary

static Acceleration	GRAVITY Holds the standard acceleration of gravity (exact).
static Acceleration	ZERO Represents a Acceleration amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Acceleration() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void

showAs(Unit unit) Shows Acceleration instances in the specified unit.

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Quantity

approxEquals, compareTo, divide, doubleValue, equals, getAbsoluteError, getAmount, getMaximum, getMinimum, getRelativeError, getUnit, hashCode, isLargerThan, longValue, minus, norm, opposite, plus, rangeOf, reciprocal, root, sqrt, times, times, to, toText, valueOf, valueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.mathematics.numbers.Number

abs, byteValue, divide, floatValue, intValue, inverse, isGreaterThan, isLessThan, pow, shortValue

Methods inherited from class javolution.realtime.RealtimeObject

export, move, moveHeap, preserve, recycle, toString, unpreserve

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javolution.realtime.Realtime

move

Field Detail

ZERO

public static final Acceleration ZERO

Represents a Acceleration amounting to nothing.

GRAVITY

public static final Acceleration GRAVITY

Holds the standard acceleration of gravity (exact).

Constructor Detail

Acceleration

protected Acceleration()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Acceleration instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for Acceleration instances.