PhysicalConstants (Starlink-UK API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.starlink.util.PhysicalConstants

```
public class PhysicalConstants
extends Object
```
Class of physical and astronomical constants. Please add more and check accuracy.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Peter W. Draper

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static double`	`ACCEL_GRAV` Standard acceleration of gravity on Earth m.s^-2
`static double`	`AU` 1 Astronomical unit - m
`static double`	`BOLTZMANN` Boltzmann constant - J.K^-1
`static double`	`ELECTRON_MASS` Electron mass - Kg
`static double`	`ELECTRON_VOLT` Electron volt - J
`static double`	`FINE_STRUCTURE` Fine structure constant - unitless
`static double`	`GRAVITATION` Gravitational constant - N.m^2.Kg^-2
`static double`	`JANSKY` 1 Jansky - W.m^-2.Hz^-1
`static double`	`LUMINOSITY_OF_SUN` Solar Luminosity - W
`static double`	`MASS_OF_EARTH` Mass of the Earth - Kg
`static double`	`MASS_OF_JUPITER` Mass of Jupiter - Kg
`static double`	`MASS_OF_SUN` Mass of Sun - Kg
`static double`	`PARSEC` 1 Parsec - m
`static double`	`PLANCK` Planck constant - J.s
`static double`	`PLANCK_BAR` Planck constant/2*PI - J.s
`static double`	`PLANCK_EVS` Planck constant - eV.s
`static double`	`PLANCK_EVS_BAR` Planck constant/2*PI - eV.s
`static double`	`PLANCK_LENGTH` Planck length - m
`static double`	`PLANCK_MASS` Planck mass - Kg
`static double`	`PLANCK_TEMP` Planck temperature - K
`static double`	`PROTON_MASS` Proton mass - Kg
`static double`	`RADIUS_OF_SUN` Radius of Sun - m
`static double`	`RYDBERG` Rydberg constant - m^-1
`static double`	`SOLAR_CONSTANT` Solar constant - kW.m^-1
`static double`	`SPEED_OF_LIGHT` Speed of light in a vacuum - m.s^-1
`static double`	`STEFAN_BOLTZMANN` Stefan-Boltzmann constant - W.m^-2.K^-4
`static double`	`WAVE_HALPHA` Wavelength of H-alpha - Angstroms
`static double`	`WIEN_DISPLACEMENT` Wien displacement law constant - m.K

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method and Description

static PhysicalConstants getInstance()
Get instance of class for aliasing.
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static PhysicalConstants`	`getInstance()` Get instance of class for aliasing.

- Field Detail
  - SPEED_OF_LIGHT
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public static final double SPEED_OF_LIGHT
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    Speed of light in a vacuum - m.s^-1
    
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  - PLANCK
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public static final double PLANCK
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    Planck constant - J.s
    
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  - PLANCK_BAR
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public static final double PLANCK_BAR
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    Planck constant/2*PI - J.s
    
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  - PLANCK_EVS
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public static final double PLANCK_EVS
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    Planck constant - eV.s
    
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  - PLANCK_EVS_BAR
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public static final double PLANCK_EVS_BAR
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    Planck constant/2*PI - eV.s
    
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  - PLANCK_LENGTH
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public static final double PLANCK_LENGTH
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    Planck length - m
    
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  - PLANCK_MASS
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public static final double PLANCK_MASS
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    Planck mass - Kg
    
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  - PLANCK_TEMP
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public static final double PLANCK_TEMP
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    Planck temperature - K
    
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  - BOLTZMANN
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public static final double BOLTZMANN
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    Boltzmann constant - J.K^-1
    
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  - GRAVITATION
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public static final double GRAVITATION
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    Gravitational constant - N.m^2.Kg^-2
    
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  - ACCEL_GRAV
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public static final double ACCEL_GRAV
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    Standard acceleration of gravity on Earth m.s^-2
    
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  - ELECTRON_MASS
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public static final double ELECTRON_MASS
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    Electron mass - Kg
    
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  - PROTON_MASS
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public static final double PROTON_MASS
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    Proton mass - Kg
    
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  - FINE_STRUCTURE
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public static final double FINE_STRUCTURE
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    Fine structure constant - unitless
    
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  - ELECTRON_VOLT
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public static final double ELECTRON_VOLT
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    Electron volt - J
    
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  - STEFAN_BOLTZMANN
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public static final double STEFAN_BOLTZMANN
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    Stefan-Boltzmann constant - W.m^-2.K^-4
    
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  - RYDBERG
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public static final double RYDBERG
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    Rydberg constant - m^-1
    
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  - WIEN_DISPLACEMENT
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public static final double WIEN_DISPLACEMENT
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    Wien displacement law constant - m.K
    
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  - WAVE_HALPHA
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public static final double WAVE_HALPHA
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    Wavelength of H-alpha - Angstroms
    
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  - AU
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public static final double AU
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    1 Astronomical unit - m
    
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  - PARSEC
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public static final double PARSEC
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    1 Parsec - m
    
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  - MASS_OF_SUN
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public static final double MASS_OF_SUN
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    Mass of Sun - Kg
    
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  - RADIUS_OF_SUN
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public static final double RADIUS_OF_SUN
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    Radius of Sun - m
    
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  - LUMINOSITY_OF_SUN
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public static final double LUMINOSITY_OF_SUN
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    Solar Luminosity - W
    
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  - MASS_OF_EARTH
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public static final double MASS_OF_EARTH
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    Mass of the Earth - Kg
    
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  - MASS_OF_JUPITER
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public static final double MASS_OF_JUPITER
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    Mass of Jupiter - Kg
    
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  - SOLAR_CONSTANT
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public static final double SOLAR_CONSTANT
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    Solar constant - kW.m^-1
    
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  - JANSKY
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public static final double JANSKY
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    1 Jansky - W.m^-2.Hz^-1
    
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- Method Detail
  - getInstance
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public static PhysicalConstants getInstance()
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    Get instance of class for aliasing. That is could use:
```
 PhysicalConstants PC = PhysicalConstants.getInstance();
 System.out.println( "Speed of light = " + PC.SPEED_OF_LIGHT );
 
```
    to cut down on verbage.

Class PhysicalConstants

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

SPEED_OF_LIGHT

PLANCK

PLANCK_BAR

PLANCK_EVS

PLANCK_EVS_BAR

PLANCK_LENGTH

PLANCK_MASS

PLANCK_TEMP

BOLTZMANN

GRAVITATION

ACCEL_GRAV

ELECTRON_MASS

PROTON_MASS

FINE_STRUCTURE

ELECTRON_VOLT

STEFAN_BOLTZMANN

RYDBERG

WIEN_DISPLACEMENT

WAVE_HALPHA

AU

PARSEC

MASS_OF_SUN

RADIUS_OF_SUN

LUMINOSITY_OF_SUN

MASS_OF_EARTH

MASS_OF_JUPITER

SOLAR_CONSTANT

JANSKY

Method Detail

getInstance