popsynth.distributions.flatland_distribution module

class popsynth.distributions.flatland_distribution.FlatlandDistribution(seed: int = 1234, name: str = 'flatland', form: Optional[str] = None)

Bases: SpatialDistribution

Lambda

__init__(seed: int = 1234, name: str = 'flatland', form: Optional[str] = None)

A flat spatial distribution with only length.

Parameters

• seed (int) – Random seed

• name (str) – Name of the distribution

• form (str) – Mathematical description of distribution

• Lambda (DistributionParameter) – Length

differential_volume(r)

The differential volume

Parameters

distance – Distance

transform(L, r)

The transform from luminosity to flux for the

Parameters

• flux –

• distance –

Returns

dNdV(distance)

The differential number of objects per volume element

Parameters

distance –

Returns