com.dautelle.physics
Class Power

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Power

extends Quantity

This class represents the rate at which work is done. The system unit for this quantity is "m²·kg/s³". By default, instances of this class are showed in Watt ("W").

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 Power

ZERO Represents a Power amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Power() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

Represents a Power amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

Power

protected Power()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

powerOf

public static Power powerOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the Power corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with Power.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new Power instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Power instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for Power instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()