PointMass

class peebee.models.PointMass(**kwargs)

Bases: Model

Point mass gravitational source.

Simple Keplerian potential for a point mass at specified location. Useful for modeling compact objects or simplified stellar systems.

Methods Summary

accel(x, y, z, **kwargs)

Compute point mass acceleration.

Methods Documentation

accel(x, y, z, **kwargs)

Compute point mass acceleration.

X (array_like):

X coordinates (kpc)

Y (array_like):

Y coordinates (kpc)

Z (array_like):

Z coordinates (kpc)

**kwargskwargs:

Additional keyword arguments

Returns:

acceleration (tuple) - Three-component acceleration (ax, ay, az) in mm/s/yr