galpy.potential.Potential.LcE

Potential.LcE(E, t=0.0)[source]

Calculate the angular momentum of a circular orbit with energy E.

Parameters:
  • E (float or Quantity) – Energy.

  • t (float or Quantity, optional) – Time. Default: 0.0.

Returns:

Lc(E).

Return type:

float or Quantity

Notes

  • 2022-04-06 - Written - Bovy (UofT).