NAME:
lcfun
PURPOSE:
Compute a lightcurve function (Fourier series plus phase coefficient).
DESCRIPTION:
This is to be used in cases where you already know the fundamental period.
The input independent variable is assumed to be reduced to phase of a
fundamental period already. The integer part of the number is not used
by the function.
CATEGORY:
Mathematical
CALLING SEQUENCE:
lcfun,x,c,f,pder
INPUTS:
x - independent variable (longitude, between 0 and 360)
c - fourier series coefficients
0 - beta -> linear phase coefficient
1 - a(0) -> constant term
2 - a(1) -> cos(x2pi)
3 - b(1) -> sin(x2pi)
4 - a(2) -> cos(2x2pi)
5 - b(2) -> sin(2x2pi)
and so on for as many elements as in c
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
PHANG - phase angle of each observation, will be saved to common, if
not provided will use the last values saved to common block.
Angle is in degrees.
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
OUTPUTS:
f - Evaluated function value
pder - (Optional) partial derivatives
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
COMMON BLOCKS:
lc_com - one variable, phang, that is used to save the phase angle from
one call to the next in case of calling the lcfun or lcfunf
from a canned routine that cannot be taught to pass the
extra independent variable.
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
94/10/10, Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory