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sknano.core.atoms.VelocityAtom

class sknano.core.atoms.VelocityAtom(*args, *, vx=None, vy=None, vz=None, **kwargs)[source][source]

An Atom class with velocity component attributes.

Parameters:

element : {str, int}, optional

A string representation of the element symbol or an integer specifying an element atomic number.

vx, vy, vz : float, optional

vx,vy,vz components of VelocityAtom velocity.

Attributes

Z Atomic number Z.
element Element symbol.
fmtstr Format string.
m
mass Atomic mass ma in atomic mass units.
symbol Element symbol.
v vx,vy,vz array of velocity components.
vx x component of VelocityAtom velocity vector
vy x component of VelocityAtom velocity vector
vz z component of VelocityAtom velocity vector

Methods

rezero([epsilon]) Re-zero velocity vector components.
rotate(**kwargs) Rotate Atom velocity vector.
todict()
translate(*args, **kwargs)