torusDist

Shortest distance on a 2D torus

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Discussion

d = torusDist(x, y, Lx, Ly) x, y : 1×2 vectors [x_coord, y_coord] of the two points Lx, Ly: domain lengths in x and y directions

Returns the Euclidean distance between x and y accounting for periodic wrap in each direction.