Force.cc

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/* Copyright (C) 2002-2004, Bernd Speiser */

/* This file is part of PhysicalQuantities.

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*/

#ifndef _Force_cc
#define _Force_cc

#include "Quantity/Variable.h"

#include "PhysicalQuantities/Force.h"

namespace Quantities {
  namespace ForceUnits {

/* definition of Force units */
/* the Newton and prefixed Newtons */

template<> const double Newtons::StandardRatio = 1.;
template<> const std::string Newtons::Basename = "newton";
template<> const std::string Newtons::Basesymbol = "N";
template<> const bool Newtons::SI = true;
template<> const bool Newtons::Exact = true;

/* the dyne */

template<> const double Dyne::StandardRatio = 1.e-5;
template<> const std::string Dyne::Namestring  = "dyne";
template<> const std::string Dyne::Symbolstring = "dyn";
template<> const bool Dyne::SI = false;
template<> const bool Dyne::Exact = true;

/* the kilogram-force */

template<> const double KilogramForce::StandardRatio = 9.80665;
template<> const std::string KilogramForce::Namestring 
                                                     = "kilogram_force";
template<> const std::string KilogramForce::Symbolstring = "kgf";
template<> const bool KilogramForce::SI = false;
template<> const bool KilogramForce::Exact = true;

/* the atomic force unit */

template<> const double Atomic::StandardRatio = 8.23873e-8;
template<> const std::string Atomic::Namestring = "AtomicUnitOfForce";
template<> const std::string Atomic::Symbolstring = "Eh/a0";
template<> const bool Atomic::SI = false;
template<> const bool Atomic::Exact = false;

  }

const std::string Name<ForceQuantities>::String = "force";
const std::string Symbol<ForceQuantities>::String = "f";

}

#endif /* _Force_cc */

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