Vector

class atompy.Vector(x, y, z)

Class representing a single vector.

Tip

If you want to store an array of vectors, consider VectorArray.

Parameters:

x, y, zfloat

The x/y/z component of the vector.

Attributes:

x, y, zfloat

See also

asvector

Examples

>>> vec = ap.Vector(1, 2, 3)
>>> vec
Vector(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
>>> vec.x
1.0

For more examples, see Working with vectors.

Methods

angle_to(other)	Calculate the angle to vector other.
asarray()	Return as a numpy array.
copy()	Return a copy of the vector.
cos_theta()	Calculate cosine of the polar angle.
cross(other)	Calculate cross (outer) product with other.
dot(other)	Calculate dot (inner) product with other.
mag()	Calculate magnitude of vector.
norm([copy])	Return the vector normalized to 1.
phi()	Calculate azimuth angle in rad.
rotate(angle_rad, axis)	Rotate a vector by angle_rad around axis
scale(fac[, copy])	Scale the vector.
theta()	Calculate polar angle in rad.