From 109213236a45b8a60446c4cea43fedb6f4ee8d90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Maechling Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2023 14:32:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] joss paper template --- paper/paper.md | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 181 insertions(+) create mode 100644 paper/paper.md diff --git a/paper/paper.md b/paper/paper.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dcf76e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/paper/paper.md @@ -0,0 +1,181 @@ +--- +title: 'Gala: A Python package for galactic dynamics' +tags: + - Python + - astronomy + - dynamics + - galactic dynamics + - milky way +authors: + - name: Adrian M. Price-Whelan + orcid: 0000-0000-0000-0000 + equal-contrib: true + affiliation: "1, 2" # (Multiple affiliations must be quoted) + - name: Author Without ORCID + equal-contrib: true # (This is how you can denote equal contributions between multiple authors) + affiliation: 2 + - name: Author with no affiliation + corresponding: true # (This is how to denote the corresponding author) + affiliation: 3 + - given-names: Ludwig + dropping-particle: van + surname: Beethoven + affiliation: 3 +affiliations: + - name: Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Fellow, Princeton University, USA + index: 1 + - name: Institution Name, Country + index: 2 + - name: Independent Researcher, Country + index: 3 +date: 13 August 2017 +bibliography: paper.bib + +# Optional fields if submitting to a AAS journal too, see this blog post: +# https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2018/12/a-new-collaboration-with-aas-publishing +aas-doi: 10.3847/xxxxx <- update this with the DOI from AAS once you know it. +aas-journal: Astrophysical Journal <- The name of the AAS journal. +--- + +# Summary + +The forces on stars, galaxies, and dark matter under external gravitational +fields lead to the dynamical evolution of structures in the universe. The orbits +of these bodies are therefore key to understanding the formation, history, and +future state of galaxies. The field of "galactic dynamics," which aims to model +the gravitating components of galaxies to study their structure and evolution, +is now well-established, commonly taught, and frequently used in astronomy. +Aside from toy problems and demonstrations, the majority of problems require +efficient numerical tools, many of which require the same base code (e.g., for +performing numerical orbit integration). + +# Statement of need + +`Gala` is an Astropy-affiliated Python package for galactic dynamics. Python +enables wrapping low-level languages (e.g., C) for speed without losing +flexibility or ease-of-use in the user-interface. The API for `Gala` was +designed to provide a class-based and user-friendly interface to fast (C or +Cython-optimized) implementations of common operations such as gravitational +potential and force evaluation, orbit integration, dynamical transformations, +and chaos indicators for nonlinear dynamics. `Gala` also relies heavily on and +interfaces well with the implementations of physical units and astronomical +coordinate systems in the `Astropy` package [@astropy] (`astropy.units` and +`astropy.coordinates`). + +`Gala` was designed to be used by both astronomical researchers and by +students in courses on gravitational dynamics or astronomy. It has already been +used in a number of scientific publications [@Pearson:2017] and has also been +used in graduate courses on Galactic dynamics to, e.g., provide interactive +visualizations of textbook material [@Binney:2008]. The combination of speed, +design, and support for Astropy functionality in `Gala` will enable exciting +scientific explorations of forthcoming data releases from the *Gaia* mission +[@gaia] by students and experts alike. + +# Mathematics + +Single dollars ($) are required for inline mathematics e.g. $f(x) = e^{\pi/x}$ + +Double dollars make self-standing equations: + +$$\Theta(x) = \left\{\begin{array}{l} +0\textrm{ if } x < 0\cr +1\textrm{ else} +\end{array}\right.$$ + +You can also use plain \LaTeX for equations +\begin{equation}\label{eq:fourier} +\hat f(\omega) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x) e^{i\omega x} dx +\end{equation} +and refer to \autoref{eq:fourier} from text. + +# Citations + +Citations to entries in paper.bib should be in +[rMarkdown](http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/authoring_bibliographies_and_citations.html) +format. + +If you want to cite a software repository URL (e.g. something on GitHub without a preferred +citation) then you can do it with the example BibTeX entry below for @fidgit. + +For a quick reference, the following citation commands can be used: +- `@author:2001` -> "Author et al. (2001)" +- `[@author:2001]` -> "(Author et al., 2001)" +- `[@author1:2001; @author2:2001]` -> "(Author1 et al., 2001; Author2 et al., 2002)" + +# Figures + +Figures can be included like this: +![Caption for example figure.\label{fig:example}](figure.png) +and referenced from text using \autoref{fig:example}. + +Figure sizes can be customized by adding an optional second parameter: +![Caption for example figure.](figure.png){ width=20% } + +# Acknowledgements + +We acknowledge contributions from Brigitta Sipocz, Syrtis Major, and Semyeong +Oh, and support from Kathryn Johnston during the genesis of this project. + +# References + +Example paper.bib file: + +@article{Pearson:2017, + url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170304627P}, + Archiveprefix = {arXiv}, + Author = {{Pearson}, S. and {Price-Whelan}, A.~M. and {Johnston}, K.~V.}, + Eprint = {1703.04627}, + Journal = {ArXiv e-prints}, + Keywords = {Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies}, + Month = mar, + Title = {{Gaps in Globular Cluster Streams: Pal 5 and the Galactic Bar}}, + Year = 2017 +} + +@book{Binney:2008, + url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008gady.book.....B}, + Author = {{Binney}, J. and {Tremaine}, S.}, + Booktitle = {Galactic Dynamics: Second Edition, by James Binney and Scott Tremaine.~ISBN 978-0-691-13026-2 (HB).~Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ USA, 2008.}, + Publisher = {Princeton University Press}, + Title = {{Galactic Dynamics: Second Edition}}, + Year = 2008 +} + +@article{gaia, + author = {{Gaia Collaboration}}, + title = "{The Gaia mission}", + journal = {Astronomy and Astrophysics}, + archivePrefix = "arXiv", + eprint = {1609.04153}, + primaryClass = "astro-ph.IM", + keywords = {space vehicles: instruments, Galaxy: structure, astrometry, parallaxes, proper motions, telescopes}, + year = 2016, + month = nov, + volume = 595, + doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201629272}, + url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016A%26A...595A...1G}, +} + +@article{astropy, + author = {{Astropy Collaboration}}, + title = "{Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy}", + journal = {Astronomy and Astrophysics}, + archivePrefix = "arXiv", + eprint = {1307.6212}, + primaryClass = "astro-ph.IM", + keywords = {methods: data analysis, methods: miscellaneous, virtual observatory tools}, + year = 2013, + month = oct, + volume = 558, + doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201322068}, + url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...558A..33A} +} + +@misc{fidgit, + author = {A. M. Smith and K. Thaney and M. Hahnel}, + title = {Fidgit: An ungodly union of GitHub and Figshare}, + year = {2020}, + publisher = {GitHub}, + journal = {GitHub repository}, + url = {https://github.com/arfon/fidgit} +}