galpy.potential.evaluatelinearPotentials¶
- galpy.potential.evaluatelinearPotentials(Pot, x, t=0.0)[source]¶
Evaluate the sum of a list of potentials.
- Parameters:
Pot (list of linearPotential instance(s)) – The list of potentials to evaluate.
x (float or Quantity) – The position at which to evaluate the potentials.
t (float or Quantity, optional) – The time at which to evaluate the potentials. Default is 0.0.
- Returns:
The value of the potential at the given position and time.
- Return type:
float or Quantity
Notes
2010-07-13 - Written - Bovy (NYU)