org.jscience.physics.kinematics
Class Spring

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.kinematics.Spring

public class Spring
extends java.lang.Object

The Spring class provides an object for encapsulating spring forces.

Constructor Summary

Spring(AbstractClassicalParticle p, AbstractDoubleVector position, double coefficient)
Constructs a mechanical spring.

Method Summary

Force	createForce() DOCUMENT ME!
double	getCoefficient() DOCUMENT ME!
AbstractClassicalParticle	getParticle() DOCUMENT ME!
double	getPeriod() DOCUMENT ME!
AbstractDoubleVector	getPosition() DOCUMENT ME!
double	potentialEnergy() Returns the potential energy of a particle attached to this spring.
void	setCoefficient(double coefficient) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setPosition(AbstractDoubleVector position) DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Spring

public Spring(AbstractClassicalParticle p,
              AbstractDoubleVector position,
              double coefficient)

Constructs a mechanical spring.

Parameters:

p - DOCUMENT ME!

position - DOCUMENT ME!

coefficient - the spring constant.

Throws:

IllegalDimensionException - DOCUMENT ME!

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - DOCUMENT ME!

Method Detail

getParticle

public AbstractClassicalParticle getParticle()

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Returns:

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getPosition

public AbstractDoubleVector getPosition()

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Returns:

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setPosition

public void setPosition(AbstractDoubleVector position)

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Parameters:

position - DOCUMENT ME!

getCoefficient

public double getCoefficient()

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Returns:

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setCoefficient

public void setCoefficient(double coefficient)

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Parameters:

coefficient - DOCUMENT ME!

potentialEnergy

public double potentialEnergy()

Returns the potential energy of a particle attached to this spring.

Returns:

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getPeriod

public double getPeriod()

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Returns:

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createForce

public Force createForce()

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Returns:

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