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Isothermal DF

class galpy.df.isothermdf(normalize=None, pot=None, **kwargs)

An isothermal df f(E) ~ exp(-E/sigma^2)

__init__(normalize=None, pot=None, **kwargs)
NAME:
__init__
PURPOSE:
Initialize an isothermal df
INPUT:

sigma=, sigma2=, logsigma=, logsigma2=: either normalize= - if True, normalize the df to one, if number, normalize

the df to this number (if this is set, pot must be set)

pot - Potential instance or list of such instances +scipy.integrate.quad kwargs for normalization

OUTPUT: HISTORY:

2010-07-12 - Written - Bovy (NYU)