galpy.orbit.Orbit.ER

Orbit.ER(*args, **kwargs)

NAME:

ER

PURPOSE:

calculate the radial energy

INPUT:

t - (optional) time at which to get the radial energy (can be Quantity)

pot= Potential instance or list of such instances

vo= (Object-wide default) physical scale for velocities to use to convert (can be Quantity)

use_physical= use to override Object-wide default for using a physical scale for output (can be Quantity)

OUTPUT:

radial energy

HISTORY:

2013-11-30 - Written - Bovy (IAS)