galpy.potential.toPlanarPotential

galpy.potential.toPlanarPotential(Pot)

Convert an Potential to a planarPotential in the mid-plane (z=0).

Parameters:

Pot (Potential instance or list of such instances) – Existing planarPotential instances are just copied to the output.

Return type:

planarPotential, planarAxiPotential, or planarDissipativeForce instance(s)

Notes

• 2016-06-11: Written - Bovy (UofT)