com.dautelle.physics
Class ElectricPotential

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class ElectricPotential

extends Quantity

This class represents an electric potential or electromotive force. The system unit for this quantity is "m²·kg/(s³·A)". By default, instances of this class are showed in Volt ("V").

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 ElectricPotential

ZERO Represents an ElectricPotential amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

ElectricPotential() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

Represents an ElectricPotential amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

ElectricPotential

protected ElectricPotential()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

electricPotentialOf

public static ElectricPotential electricPotentialOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the ElectricPotential corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with ElectricPotential.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new ElectricPotential instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows ElectricPotential instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for ElectricPotential instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()