CartesianDifferential¶
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class
astropy.coordinates.
CartesianDifferential
(d_x, d_y=None, d_z=None, unit=None, xyz_axis=None, copy=True)[source] [edit on github]¶ Bases:
astropy.coordinates.BaseDifferential
Differentials in of points in 3D cartesian coordinates.
Parameters: - d_x, d_y, d_z :
Quantity
or array The x, y, and z coordinates of the differentials. If
d_x
,d_y
, andd_z
have different shapes, they should be broadcastable. If not quantities,unit
should be set. If onlyd_x
is given, it is assumed that it contains an array with the 3 coordinates stored alongxyz_axis
.- unit :
Unit
or str If given, the differentials will be converted to this unit (or taken to be in this unit if not given.
- xyz_axis : int, optional
The axis along which the coordinates are stored when a single array is provided instead of distinct
d_x
,d_y
, andd_z
(default: 0).- copy : bool, optional
If
True
(default), arrays will be copied rather than referenced.
Attributes Summary
attr_classes
d_x
Component ‘d_x’ of the Differential. d_xyz
Return a vector array of the x, y, and z coordinates. d_y
Component ‘d_y’ of the Differential. d_z
Component ‘d_z’ of the Differential. Methods Summary
from_cartesian
(other[, base])Convert the differential from 3D rectangular cartesian coordinates to the desired class. get_d_xyz
([xyz_axis])Return a vector array of the x, y, and z coordinates. to_cartesian
([base])Convert the differential to 3D rectangular cartesian coordinates. Attributes Documentation
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attr_classes
= {'d_x': <class 'astropy.units.quantity.Quantity'>, 'd_y': <class 'astropy.units.quantity.Quantity'>, 'd_z': <class 'astropy.units.quantity.Quantity'>}¶
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d_x
¶ Component ‘d_x’ of the Differential.
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d_xyz
¶ Return a vector array of the x, y, and z coordinates.
Parameters: - xyz_axis : int, optional
The axis in the final array along which the x, y, z components should be stored (default: 0).
Returns: - d_xyz :
Quantity
With dimension 3 along
xyz_axis
. Note that, if possible, this will be a view.
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d_y
¶ Component ‘d_y’ of the Differential.
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d_z
¶ Component ‘d_z’ of the Differential.
Methods Documentation
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classmethod
from_cartesian
(other, base=None)[source] [edit on github]¶ Convert the differential from 3D rectangular cartesian coordinates to the desired class.
Parameters: - other :
The object to convert into this differential.
- base : instance of
self.base_representation
The points for which the differentials are to be converted: each of the components is multiplied by its unit vectors and scale factors.
Returns: - A new differential object that is this class’ type.
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get_d_xyz
(xyz_axis=0)[source] [edit on github]¶ Return a vector array of the x, y, and z coordinates.
Parameters: - xyz_axis : int, optional
The axis in the final array along which the x, y, z components should be stored (default: 0).
Returns: - d_xyz :
Quantity
With dimension 3 along
xyz_axis
. Note that, if possible, this will be a view.
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to_cartesian
(base=None)[source] [edit on github]¶ Convert the differential to 3D rectangular cartesian coordinates.
Parameters: - base : instance of
self.base_representation
The points for which the differentials are to be converted: each of the components is multiplied by its unit vectors and scale factors.
Returns: - This object as a `CartesianDifferential`
- base : instance of
- d_x, d_y, d_z :