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galpy.potential.dvcircdR

galpy.potential.dvcircdR(Pot, R)

NAME:

dvcircdR

PURPOSE:

calculate the derivative of the circular velocity wrt R at R in potential Pot

INPUT:

Pot - Potential instance or list of such instances

R - Galactocentric radius

OUTPUT:

derivative of the circular rotation velocity wrt R

HISTORY:

2013-01-08 - Written - Bovy (IAS)