calculate_newtonian_potential_from_bcrf_positions ================================================= .. py:function:: pride.astro.calculate_newtonian_potential_from_bcrf_positions(massive_bodies_gm: numpy.ndarray, x_target_bcrf: numpy.ndarray, x_bodies_bcrf: numpy.ndarray) -> numpy.ndarray Newtonian potential from GMs and BCRF positions The Newtonian gravitational potential at distance r from a point mass M is given by: U = GM/r. This function calculates the total potential at a target point due to multiple massive bodies by summing their individual potentials. In the description of the arguments, M is the number of massive bodies, N is the number of points at which the potential is calculated, and the tuples indicate the dimensions of the arrays. :param massive_bodies_gm: Gravitational parameters of the massive bodies (M,) :param x_target_bcrf: BCRF position of the target point (N, 3) :param x_bodies_bcrf: BCRF positions of the massive bodies (M, N, 3) :return: Total Newtonian potential (N,)