com.dautelle.physics
Class Acceleration

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Number
      com.dautelle.math.numbers.RealtimeNumber
          com.dautelle.physics.Quantity
              com.dautelle.physics.Acceleration

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, Operable, Realtime, Representable, java.io.Serializable

public class Acceleration

extends Quantity

This class represents the rate of change of velocity with respect to time. The system unit for this quantity is "m/s²".

Version:

4.1, February 10, 2003

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class com.dautelle.physics.Quantity

Quantity.Factory, Quantity.Value

Field Summary

static Acceleration	GRAVITY Holds the standard acceleration of gravity (exact).
static Acceleration	ZERO Represents a Acceleration amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Acceleration() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static Acceleration	accelerationOf(Quantity quantity) Returns the Acceleration corresponding to the specified quantity.
static void	showAs(Unit unit) Shows Acceleration instances in the specified unit.

Methods inherited from class com.dautelle.physics.Quantity

abs, add, appendTo, approxEquals, approxEquals, compareTo, divide, divide, doubleValue, doubleValue, equals, floatValue, floatValue, getAbsoluteError, getMaximum, getMinimum, getOutputUnit, getRelativeError, getSystemUnit, hashCode, intValue, intValue, inverse, isPossiblyZero, longValue, longValue, multiply, multiply, negate, opposite, plus, pow, random, reciprocal, root, subtract, times, toString, toString, toXml, valueOf, valueOf, valueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class com.dautelle.math.numbers.RealtimeNumber

clone, export, isLocalObject, isPoolObject, pow, recycle, toHeap

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Number

byteValue, shortValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ZERO

public static final Acceleration ZERO

Represents a Acceleration amounting to nothing.

GRAVITY

public static final Acceleration GRAVITY

Holds the standard acceleration of gravity (exact).

Constructor Detail

Acceleration

protected Acceleration()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

accelerationOf

public static Acceleration accelerationOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the Acceleration corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with Acceleration.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new Acceleration instance.

Throws:

ConversionException - if the current model does not allow the specified quantity to be converted to Acceleration.

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Acceleration instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for Acceleration instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()