galpy.util.conversion.force_in_2piGmsolpc2¶

galpy.util.conversion.force_in_2piGmsolpc2(vo, ro)[source]¶

Convert a force or acceleration to 2piG x Msolar / pc^2

Parameters:

vo (float) – Velocity unit in km/s
ro (float) – Length unit in kpc

Returns:

Conversion from units where vo=1. at ro=1.

Return type:

float

Notes

2013-09-01 - Written - Bovy (IAS)