Package etomica.chem.elements

Class Element

java.lang.Object

etomica.chem.elements.Element

All Implemented Interfaces:

IElement, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ElementChemical, ElementSimple

public abstract class Element
extends java.lang.Object
implements IElement, java.io.Serializable

Abstract structure for a class defining an element.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected java.lang.String	symbol

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Element(java.lang.String symbol)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract double	getMass()
Dimension	getMassDimension()
java.lang.String	getSymbol()
abstract double	rm()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

symbol

protected final java.lang.String symbol

Constructor Detail

Element

public Element(java.lang.String symbol)

Method Detail

getMass

public abstract double getMass()

Specified by:

getMass in interface IElement

getMassDimension

public Dimension getMassDimension()

rm

public abstract double rm()

Specified by:

rm in interface IElement

getSymbol

public java.lang.String getSymbol()

Specified by:

getSymbol in interface IElement