galpy.potential.Potential.flattening¶
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Potential.
flattening
(R, z)¶ NAME:
flatteningPURPOSE:
calculate the potential flattening, defined as sqrt(fabs(z/R F_R/F_z))INPUT:
R - Galactocentric radius (can be Quantity)
z - height (can be Quantity)
OUTPUT:
flatteningHISTORY:
2012-09-13 - Written - Bovy (IAS)