JSci.physics.particles

Class Quark

java.lang.Object

JSci.physics.Particle

JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

JSci.physics.particles.Quark

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Bottom, Charm, Down, Strange, Top, Up

public abstract class Quark
extends QuantumParticle

A class representing quarks.

Version:

1.5

Author:

Mark Hale

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	BLUE
int	color The color.
static int	GREEN
static int	RED

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

spinZ

Fields inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

momentum, position

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Quark() Constructs a quark.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Quark	absorb(Gluon g) Absorbs a gluon.
int	baryonQN() Returns the number of 1/3 units of baryon number.
int	eLeptonQN() Returns the electron lepton number.
Quark	emit(Gluon g) Emits a gluon.
int	isospin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.
int	isospinZ() Returns the number of 1/2 units of the z-component of isospin.
int	muLeptonQN() Returns the muon lepton number.
int	spin() Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.
int	tauLeptonQN() Returns the tau lepton number.

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.quantum.QuantumParticle

anti, charge, isAnti, strangeQN

Methods inherited from class JSci.physics.RelativisticParticle

equals, restMass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

RED

public static final int RED

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Constant Field Values

GREEN

public static final int GREEN

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Constant Field Values

BLUE

public static final int BLUE

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Constant Field Values

color

public int color

The color.

Constructor Detail

Quark

public Quark()

Constructs a quark.

Method Detail

spin

public final int spin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of spin.

Specified by:

spin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

eLeptonQN

public final int eLeptonQN()

Returns the electron lepton number.

Specified by:

eLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

muLeptonQN

public final int muLeptonQN()

Returns the muon lepton number.

Specified by:

muLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

tauLeptonQN

public final int tauLeptonQN()

Returns the tau lepton number.

Specified by:

tauLeptonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

baryonQN

public final int baryonQN()

Returns the number of 1/3 units of baryon number.

Specified by:

baryonQN in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

1

isospin

public final int isospin()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of isospin.

Specified by:

isospin in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

isospinZ

public final int isospinZ()

Returns the number of 1/2 units of the z-component of isospin.

Specified by:

isospinZ in class QuantumParticle

Returns:

0

emit

public Quark emit(Gluon g)

Emits a gluon.

absorb

public Quark absorb(Gluon g)

Absorbs a gluon.