cachai.utilities.angdist

cachai.utilities.angdist(alpha, beta)[source]

Calculates the minimal angular distance between two angles in radians.

Parameters

alphafloat: Angle in radians.
betafloat: Angle in radians.

Returns

float

Examples

import cachai.utilities as chu
import numpy as np

A = np.pi/4
B = 3*np.pi/4

distance = chu.angdist(A,B)

print("Distance in radians:",distance)
print("Distance in degrees:",np.rad2deg(distance))

Distance in radians: 1.5707963267948966
Distance in degrees: 90.0