com.dautelle.physics
Class AngularVelocity

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class AngularVelocity

extends Quantity

This class represents the rate of change of angular displacement with respect to time. The system unit for this quantity is "rad/s".

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 AngularVelocity

ZERO Represents a AngularVelocity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

AngularVelocity() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static AngularVelocity	angularVelocityOf(Quantity quantity) Returns the AngularVelocity corresponding to the specified quantity.
static void	showAs(Unit unit) Shows AngularVelocity 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 AngularVelocity ZERO

Represents a AngularVelocity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

AngularVelocity

protected AngularVelocity()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

angularVelocityOf

public static AngularVelocity angularVelocityOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the AngularVelocity corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with AngularVelocity.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new AngularVelocity instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows AngularVelocity instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for AngularVelocity instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()