org.jscience.physics.quantum.particles
Class Gluon

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.Particle
      org.jscience.physics.RelativisticParticle
          org.jscience.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle
              org.jscience.physics.quantum.particles.GaugeBoson
                  org.jscience.physics.quantum.particles.Gluon

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java.io.Serializable

public final class Gluon
extends GaugeBoson

A class representing gluons.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	BLUE_ANTIGREEN
static int	BLUE_ANTIRED
int	color The color.
static int	GREEN_ANTIBLUE
static int	GREEN_ANTIRED
static int	MIXED_RED_GREEN The state (rr~-gg~)/sqrt(2).
static int	MIXED_RED_GREEN_2BLUE The state (rr~+gg~-2bb~)/sqrt(6).
static int	RED_ANTIBLUE
static int	RED_ANTIGREEN

Fields inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

spinZ

Fields inherited from class org.jscience.physics.RelativisticParticle

momentum, position

Constructor Summary

Gluon()
Constructs a gluon.

Method Summary

QuantumParticle	anti() Returns the antiparticle of this particle.
int	charge() Returns the electric charge.
boolean	isAnti(QuantumParticle qp) Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.
double	restMass() Returns the rest mass (MeV).
int	spin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing this class.

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantum.particles.GaugeBoson

baryonQN, eLeptonQN, isospin, isospinZ, muLeptonQN, strangeQN, tauLeptonQN

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

RED_ANTIGREEN

public static final int RED_ANTIGREEN

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Constant Field Values

RED_ANTIBLUE

public static final int RED_ANTIBLUE

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Constant Field Values

GREEN_ANTIRED

public static final int GREEN_ANTIRED

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Constant Field Values

GREEN_ANTIBLUE

public static final int GREEN_ANTIBLUE

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Constant Field Values

BLUE_ANTIRED

public static final int BLUE_ANTIRED

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Constant Field Values

BLUE_ANTIGREEN

public static final int BLUE_ANTIGREEN

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Constant Field Values

MIXED_RED_GREEN

public static final int MIXED_RED_GREEN

The state (rr~-gg~)/sqrt(2).

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Constant Field Values

MIXED_RED_GREEN_2BLUE

public static final int MIXED_RED_GREEN_2BLUE

The state (rr~+gg~-2bb~)/sqrt(6).

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Constant Field Values

color

public int color

The color.

Constructor Detail

Gluon

public Gluon()

Constructs a gluon.

Method Detail

restMass

public double restMass()

Returns the rest mass (MeV).

Specified by:

restMass in class RelativisticParticle

Returns:

0.0

spin

public int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

2

charge

public int charge()

Returns the electric charge.

Specified by:

charge in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

anti

public QuantumParticle anti()

Returns the antiparticle of this particle.

Specified by:

anti in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

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isAnti

public boolean isAnti(QuantumParticle qp)

Returns true if qp is the antiparticle.

Specified by:

isAnti in class QuantumParticle

Parameters:

qp - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representing this class.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object