galpy.potential.Potential.tdyn

Potential.tdyn(R, t=0.0)

Calculate the dynamical time from tdyn^2 = 3pi/[G<rho>]

Parameters:

• R (float or Quantity) – Galactocentric radius.

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

Returns:

Dynamical time.

Return type:

float or Quantity

Notes

• 2021-03-18 - Written - Bovy (UofT)