org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class SolidAngle

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class SolidAngle
extends Dimensionless

This class represents the angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point. The system unit for this quantity is "sr". This quantity is dimensionless.

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 SolidAngle

ZERO Represents a SolidAngle amounting to nothing.

Fields inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Dimensionless

e, ONE

Constructor Summary

protected

SolidAngle() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void

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

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

acos, asin, atan, exp, log, pow, valueOf

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 SolidAngle ZERO

Represents a SolidAngle amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

SolidAngle

protected SolidAngle()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows SolidAngle instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for SolidAngle instances.