math

Interface FieldElement<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of field element.

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Complex, Rational, Real

public interface FieldElement<T>
extends Comparable<T>

Represents an element of a mathematical field.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	abs() Compute and return the absolute value of this element.
T	additiveInverse() Return the element of this field that, when added to this element, produces the additive identity.
T	conjugate() Compute and return the conjugate of this element.
T	dividedBy(T other) Divide this element by the given element and return the result.
T	minus(T other) Subtract the given element from this element.
T	plus(T other) Add this element to the given element.
T	sqrt() The square root operation applied to this element.
T	times(T other) Multiply this element by the given element.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

plus

T plus(T other)

Add this element to the given element.

Parameters:

other - the element to add to this element.

Returns:

this element added to the given element.

minus

T minus(T other)

Subtract the given element from this element.

Parameters:

other - the element to subtract from this element.

Returns:

this element subtracted by the given element.

times

T times(T other)

Multiply this element by the given element.

Parameters:

other - the element to multiply this element by.

Returns:

this element multiplied by the given element.

sqrt

T sqrt()

The square root operation applied to this element.

Returns:

the square root of this element.

conjugate

T conjugate()

Compute and return the conjugate of this element.

Returns:

the conjugate of this element.

additiveInverse

T additiveInverse()

Return the element of this field that, when added to this element, produces the additive identity.

Returns:

the element of this field that, when added to this element, produces the additive identity.

abs

double abs()

Compute and return the absolute value of this element.

Returns:

the absolute value of this element.

dividedBy

T dividedBy(T other)

Divide this element by the given element and return the result.

Parameters:

other - the divisor.

Returns:

this element divided by the given element.