PlummerPotential¶

class gala.potential.PlummerPotential(m, b, units)¶

Plummer potential for a spheroid.

\[\Phi(r) = -\frac{G M}{\sqrt{r^2 + b^2}}\]

Parameters:

m : numeric

Mass.

b : numeric

Core concentration.

units : UnitSystem (optional)

Set of non-reducable units that specify (at minimum) the length, mass, time, and angle units.