etomica.units.systems
Class LJ.LJUnit

java.lang.Object
  etomica.units.systems.LJ.LJUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

Unit, Serializable

Enclosing class:

LJ

public abstract static class LJ.LJUnit
extends Object
implements Unit

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected LJ

lj

Constructor Summary

protected

LJ.LJUnit(LJ ljSystem) Unit must provide instance of LJ unit system at construction.

Method Summary

abstract Dimension	dimension() Returns the dimension of the unit.
abstract double	fromSim(double x) Takes the given value in simulation units and converts it to class units (considering prefix).
boolean	prefixAllowed() Indicates if the unit is appropriate for use with a prefix.
abstract String	symbol() Returns the symbol of unit, such as "g" for grams.
double	toSim(double x) Takes the given value in class units (considering prefix) and converts it to simulation units.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

lj

protected final LJ lj

Constructor Detail

LJ.LJUnit

protected LJ.LJUnit(LJ ljSystem)

Unit must provide instance of LJ unit system at construction. Conversions should be defined for each unit in reference to lj.sigma, lj.epsilon, and lj.mass.

Method Detail

dimension

public abstract Dimension dimension()

Description copied from interface: Unit

Returns the dimension of the unit. For example, the dimension of grams is mass.

Specified by:

dimension in interface Unit

symbol

public abstract String symbol()

Description copied from interface: Unit

Returns the symbol of unit, such as "g" for grams.

Specified by:

symbol in interface Unit

fromSim

public abstract double fromSim(double x)

Description copied from interface: Unit

Takes the given value in simulation units and converts it to class units (considering prefix).

Specified by:

fromSim in interface Unit

Parameters:

x - a value in simulation units

Returns:

the value converted to units of the class

toSim

public double toSim(double x)

Description copied from interface: Unit

Takes the given value in class units (considering prefix) and converts it to simulation units.

Specified by:

toSim in interface Unit

Parameters:

x - a value in units of the class

Returns:

the value converted to simulation units

prefixAllowed

public boolean prefixAllowed()

Description copied from interface: Unit

Indicates if the unit is appropriate for use with a prefix.

Specified by:

prefixAllowed in interface Unit