org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class Velocity

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Velocity
extends Quantity

This class represents a distance traveled divided by the time of travel. The system unit for this quantity is "m/s".

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 Velocity	SPEED_OF_LIGHT Holds the speed of light in vacuum (exact).
static Velocity	ZERO Represents a Velocity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Velocity() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void

showAs(Unit unit) Shows Velocity 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 Velocity ZERO

Represents a Velocity amounting to nothing.

SPEED_OF_LIGHT

public static final Velocity SPEED_OF_LIGHT

Holds the speed of light in vacuum (exact).

Constructor Detail

Velocity

protected Velocity()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Velocity instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for Velocity instances.