[yt-users] Creating a sphere based on enclosed mass

[Nathan Goldbaum]

If you're interested, adding this functionality to yt would be a great
contribution.

-Nathan

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Cameron Hummels <chummels at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> I don't know of any automatic way of doing this that already exists within
> yt.  I think an iterative method where you start with a tiny sphere and
> increment the radius until you get the desired mass will be your best bet.
>
> Cameron
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Daniel Fenn <dsfenn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Is there a straightforward way of creating a spherical data object by
>> specifying the total enclosed mass, rather than the radius?
>>
>> If not, I supposed I could write an iterative algorithm that would do it,
>> but I'd rather avoid that if there's an easier way provided by yt.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Dan
>>
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> Steward Observatory
> University of Arizona
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