Moving object potential¶
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class
galpy.potential.
MovingObjectPotential
(orbit, pot=None, amp=1.0, ro=None, vo=None)¶ Class that implements the potential coming from a moving object by combining any galpy potential with an integrated galpy orbit.
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__init__
(orbit, pot=None, amp=1.0, ro=None, vo=None)¶ NAME:
__init__PURPOSE:
initialize a MovingObjectPotentialINPUT:
orbit - the Orbit of the object (Orbit object)
pot - A potential object or list of potential objects representing the potential of the moving object; should be spherical, but this is not checked [default= PlummerPotential(amp=0.06,b=0.01)]
amp (=1.) another amplitude to apply to the potential
ro=, vo= distance and velocity scales for translation into internal units (default from configuration file)
OUTPUT:
(none)HISTORY:
2011-04-10 - Started - Bovy (NYU)
2018-10-18 - Re-implemented to represent general object potentials using galpy potential models - James Lane (UofT)
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