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1 /*
2  * JScience - Java(TM) Tools and Libraries for the Advancement of Sciences.
3  * Copyright (C) 2005 - JScience (http://jscience.org/)
4  * All rights reserved.
5  *
6  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is
7  * freely granted, provided that this notice is preserved.
8  */
9 package org.jscience.physics.quantities;
10
11 import org.jscience.physics.units.SI;
12 import org.jscience.physics.units.Unit;
13
14 /**
15  * This class represents the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or
16  * an environment. The system unit for this quantity is "K"
17  * (Système International d'Unités).
18  *
19  * @author <a HREF="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
20  * @version 1.0, October 24, 2004
21  */
22 public class Temperature extends Quantity {
23
24     /**
25      * Holds the associated unit.
26      */
27     private final static Unit<Temperature> UNIT = SI.KELVIN;
28
29     /**
30      * Holds the factory for this class.
31      */
32     private final static Factory<Temperature> FACTORY = new Factory<Temperature>(
33             UNIT) {
34         protected Temperature create() {
35             return new Temperature();
36         }
37     };
38
39     /**
40      * Represents a {@link Temperature} amounting to nothing.
41      */
42     public final static Temperature ZERO = Quantity.valueOf(0, UNIT);
43
44     /**
45      * Holds the standard temperature (0°C).
46      */
47     public final static Temperature STANDARD = Quantity.valueOf(273.15,
48             SI.KELVIN);
49
50     /**
51      * Default constructor (allows for derivation).
52      */
53     protected Temperature() {
54     }
55
56     /**
57      * Shows {@link Temperature} instances in the specified unit.
58      *
59      * @param unit the display unit for {@link Temperature} instances.
60      */
61     public static void showAs(Unit unit) {
62         QuantityFormat.show(Temperature.class, unit);
63     }
64
65     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
66
67 }
68
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