# Arbitrary razor-thin, axisymmetric potential¶

class galpy.potential.AnyAxisymmetricRazorThinDiskPotential(surfdens=<function AnyAxisymmetricRazorThinDiskPotential.<lambda>>, amp=1.0, normalize=False, ro=None, vo=None)[source]

Class that implements the potential of an arbitrary axisymmetric, razor-thin disk with surface density $$\Sigma(R)$$

__init__(surfdens=<function AnyAxisymmetricRazorThinDiskPotential.<lambda>>, amp=1.0, normalize=False, ro=None, vo=None)[source]

NAME:

__init__

PURPOSE:

Initialize the potential of an arbitrary axisymmetric disk

INPUT:

surfdens= (1.5 e^[-R/0.3]) function of a single variable that gives the surface density as a function of radius (can return a Quantity)

amp= (1.) amplitude to be applied to the potential

normalize - if True, normalize such that vc(1.,0.)=1., or, if given as a number, such that the force is this fraction of the force necessary to make vc(1.,0.)=1.

ro=, vo= distance and velocity scales for translation into internal units (default from configuration file)

OUTPUT:

AnyAxisymmetricRazorThinDiskPotential object

HISTORY:

2021-01-04 - Written - Bovy (UofT)