Source code for galpy.potential.HenonHeilesPotential

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#   HenonHeilesPotential: the Henon-Heiles (1964) potential
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import numpy
from .planarPotential import planarPotential
[docs]class HenonHeilesPotential(planarPotential): """Class that implements a the `Henon & Heiles (1964) <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1964AJ.....69...73H>`__ potential .. math:: \\Phi(R,\\phi) = \\frac{\\mathrm{amp}}{2}\\,\\left[R^2 + \\frac{2\\,R^3}{3}\\,\\sin\\left(3\,\phi\\right)\\right] """
[docs] def __init__(self,amp=1.,ro=None,vo=None): """ NAME: __init__ PURPOSE: initialize a Henon-Heiles potential INPUT: amp - amplitude to be applied to the potential (default: 1.) OUTPUT: (none) HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ planarPotential.__init__(self,amp=amp,ro=ro,vo=vo) self.hasC= True self.hasC_dxdv= True
def _evaluate(self,R,phi=0.,t=0.): """ NAME: _evaluate PURPOSE: evaluate the potential at R,phi,t INPUT: R - Galactocentric cylindrical radius phi - azimuth t - time OUTPUT: Phi(R,phi,t) HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ return 0.5*R*R*(1.+2./3.*R*numpy.sin(3.*phi)) def _Rforce(self,R,phi=0.,t=0.): """ NAME: _Rforce PURPOSE: evaluate the radial force for this potential INPUT: R - Galactocentric cylindrical radius phi - azimuth t - time OUTPUT: the radial force HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ return -R*(1.+R*numpy.sin(3.*phi)) def _phiforce(self,R,phi=0.,t=0.): """ NAME: _phiforce PURPOSE: evaluate the azimuthal force for this potential INPUT: R - Galactocentric cylindrical radius phi - azimuth t - time OUTPUT: the azimuthal force HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ return -R**3.*numpy.cos(3.*phi) def _R2deriv(self,R,phi=0.,t=0.): """ NAME: _R2deriv PURPOSE: evaluate the second radial derivative for this potential INPUT: R - Galactocentric cylindrical radius phi - azimuth t - time OUTPUT: the second radial derivative HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ return 1.+2.*R*numpy.sin(3.*phi) def _phi2deriv(self,R,phi=0.,t=0.): """ NAME: _phi2deriv PURPOSE: evaluate the second azimuthal derivative for this potential INPUT: R - Galactocentric cylindrical radius phi - azimuth t - time OUTPUT: the second azimuthal derivative HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ return -3.*R**3.*numpy.sin(3.*phi) def _Rphideriv(self,R,phi=0.,t=0.): """ NAME: _Rphideriv PURPOSE: evaluate the mixed radial, azimuthal derivative for this potential INPUT: R - Galactocentric cylindrical radius phi - azimuth t - time OUTPUT: the mixed radial, azimuthal derivative HISTORY: 2017-10-16 - Written - Bovy (UofT) """ return 3.*R**2.*numpy.cos(3.*phi)