dyad.stats.mass

Mass (dyad.stats.mass)

This module contains probability distributions for the masses of a population of stars. In its documentation the random variable is denoted \(M\) and a realization of that random variable is denoted \(m\).

Probability distributions

splitpowerlaw

The two-piece power-function mass random variable

kroupa2001

The mass random variable of Kroupa (2002)

salpeter1955

The mass random variable Salpeter (1955)

Classes

kroupa2001_gen([momtype, a, b, xtol, ...])

The mass random variable of Kroupa (2002)

salpeter1955_gen([momtype, a, b, xtol, ...])

The mass random variable Salpeter (1955)

splitpowerlaw_gen([momtype, a, b, xtol, ...])

The two-piece power-function mass random variable