org.jscience.physics.kinematics
Class Weight

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

public class Weight
extends java.lang.Object

The Weight class provides an object for encapsulating weight forces.

Constructor Summary

Weight(AbstractClassicalParticle p, AbstractDoubleVector doubleVector)
Constructs a weight.

Method Summary

Force	createForce() DOCUMENT ME!
AbstractClassicalParticle	getParticle() DOCUMENT ME!
AbstractDoubleVector	getVector() DOCUMENT ME!
double	potentialEnergy(AbstractDoubleVector position) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setVector(AbstractDoubleVector doubleVector) DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Weight

public Weight(AbstractClassicalParticle p,
              AbstractDoubleVector doubleVector)

Constructs a weight.

Parameters:

p - DOCUMENT ME!

doubleVector - the weight vector.

Throws:

IllegalDimensionException - DOCUMENT ME!

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - DOCUMENT ME!

Method Detail

getParticle

public AbstractClassicalParticle getParticle()

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Returns:

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getVector

public AbstractDoubleVector getVector()

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Returns:

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setVector

public void setVector(AbstractDoubleVector doubleVector)

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Parameters:

doubleVector - DOCUMENT ME!

potentialEnergy

public double potentialEnergy(AbstractDoubleVector position)

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Parameters:

position - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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Throws:

IllegalDimensionException - DOCUMENT ME!

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - DOCUMENT ME!

createForce

public Force createForce()

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Returns:

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