org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class LuminousIntensity

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class LuminousIntensity
extends Quantity

This class represents the luminous flux density per solid angle as measured in a given direction relative to the emitting source. The system unit for this quantity is "cd" (Système International d'Unités).

Version:

1.0, October 24, 2004

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 LuminousIntensity

ZERO Represents a LuminousIntensity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

LuminousIntensity() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void

showAs(Unit unit) Shows LuminousIntensity 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 LuminousIntensity ZERO

Represents a LuminousIntensity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

LuminousIntensity

protected LuminousIntensity()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows LuminousIntensity instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for LuminousIntensity instances.