org.jscience.mathematics.structure
Interface Field<F>

All Superinterfaces:

GroupAdditive<F>, GroupMultiplicative<F>, Immutable, Ring<F>, Structure<F>, ValueType

All Known Implementing Classes:

Amount, Complex, ComplexAmount, Decimal, DecimalAmount, FieldNumber, FixedPoint, Float64, Float64Amount, ModuloInteger, MoneyAmount, Rational, RationalFunction, Real

public interface Field<F>
extends Ring<F>, GroupMultiplicative<F>

This interface represents an algebraic structure in which the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (except division by zero) may be performed. It is not required for the multiplication to be commutative (non commutative fields are also called division rings or skew fields).

Version:

3.0, February 13, 2006

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Wikipedia: Field (mathematics)

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface Ring

times

Methods inherited from interface GroupAdditive

opposite, plus

Methods inherited from interface ValueType

copy

Methods inherited from interface GroupMultiplicative

inverse, times