galpy.potential.LcE

galpy.potential.LcE(Pot, E, t=0.0)[source]

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

Parameters:
  • Pot (Potential instance or list thereof) – Potential instance or list thereof.

  • E (float or Quantity) – Energy.

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

Returns:

Angular momentum of circular orbit with energy E

Return type:

float or Quantity

Notes

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