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Spherical Coordinates

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Del in cylindrical and spherical coordinates

This is a list of some vector calculus formulae for working with common curvilinear coordinate systems. This article uses the standard notation ISO 80000-2, which supersedes ISO 31-11, for spherical coordinates (other sources may reverse the definitions of θ and φ): The polar angle is denoted by : it is the angle between the z-axis and the radial vector connecting the origin to the point in question. The azimuthal angle is denoted by : it is the angle between the x-axis and the projection of the radial vector onto the xy-plane.

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Cylindrical coordinate system

A cylindrical coordinate system is a three-dimensional coordinate system that specifies point positions by the distance from a chosen reference axis (axis L in the image opposite), the direction from the axis relative to a chosen reference direction (axis A), and the distance from a chosen reference plane perpendicular to the axis (plane containing the purple section). The latter distance is given as a positive or negative number depending on which side of the reference plane faces the point.

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Curvilinear coordinates

In geometry, curvilinear coordinates are a coordinate system for Euclidean space in which the coordinate lines may be curved. These coordinates may be derived from a set of Cartesian coordinates by using a transformation that is locally invertible (a one-to-one map) at each point. This means that one can convert a point given in a Cartesian coordinate system to its curvilinear coordinates and back. The name curvilinear coordinates, coined by the French mathematician Lamé, derives from the fact that the coordinate surfaces of the curvilinear systems are curved.

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Orthogonal coordinates

In mathematics, orthogonal coordinates are defined as a set of d coordinates in which the coordinate hypersurfaces all meet at right angles (note that superscripts are indices, not exponents). A coordinate surface for a particular coordinate qk is the curve, surface, or hypersurface on which qk is a constant. For example, the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is an orthogonal coordinate system, since its coordinate surfaces x = constant, y = constant, and z = constant are planes that meet at right angles to one another, i.

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Three-dimensional space

In geometry, a three-dimensional space (3D space, 3-space or, rarely, tri-dimensional space) is a mathematical space in which three values (coordinates) are required to determine the position of a point. Most commonly, it is the three-dimensional Euclidean space, the Euclidean n-space of dimension n=3 that models physical space. More general three-dimensional spaces are called 3-manifolds. Technically, a tuple of n numbers can be understood as the Cartesian coordinates of a location in a n-dimensional Euclidean space.

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Vector fields in cylindrical and spherical coordinates

Note: This page uses common physics notation for spherical coordinates, in which is the angle between the z axis and the radius vector connecting the origin to the point in question, while is the angle between the projection of the radius vector onto the x-y plane and the x axis. Several other definitions are in use, and so care must be taken in comparing different sources. Vectors are defined in cylindrical coordinates by (ρ, φ, z), where ρ is the length of the vector projected onto the xy-plane, φ is the angle between the projection of the vector onto the xy-plane (i.

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PHYS-101(a): General physics : mechanics

Le but du cours de physique générale est de donner à l'étudiant les notions de base nécessaires à la compréhension des phénomènes physiques. L'objectif est atteint lorsque l'étudiant est capable de pr

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PHYS-101(en): General physics : mechanics (English)

Students will learn the principles of mechanics to enable a better understanding of physical phenomena, such as the kinematics and dyamics of point masses and solid bodies. Students will acquire the c

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MATH-111(e): Linear Algebra

L'objectif du cours est d'introduire les notions de base de l'algèbre linéaire et ses applications.

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PHYS-101(k): General physics : mechanics

Le but du cours de physique générale est de donner à l'étudiant.e les notions de base nécessaires à la compréhension des phénomènes physiques. L'objectif est atteint lorsque l'étudiant.e est capable d

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Polar Coordinates: Position and Velocity

Explores polar coordinates, position, velocity, and acceleration vectors in Cartesian and polar systems, including cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

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Change of Variables Formula

Explores the change of variables formula for rewriting functions in new coordinate systems.

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Spherical Coordinates: Determinant of Jacobi

Covers spherical coordinates and the determinant of Jacobi in linear algebra.

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Coordinate Systems: Spherical Coordinates

Explores spherical coordinates, trajectory equations, and circular motion in different reference frames.

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Physique générale

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Plasma Physics: Introduction

Learn the basics of plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter, and the different types of models used to describe it, including fluid and kinetic.

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Pascal Frossard

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Iva Bogdanova Vandergheynst

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Spherical Coordinates

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Del in cylindrical and spherical coordinates

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Cylindrical coordinate system

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Curvilinear coordinates

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Orthogonal coordinates

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Three-dimensional space

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Vector fields in cylindrical and spherical coordinates

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PHYS-101(a): General physics : mechanics

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PHYS-101(en): General physics : mechanics (English)

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MATH-111(e): Linear Algebra

L'objectif du cours est d'introduire les notions de base de l'algèbre linéaire et ses applications.

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PHYS-101(k): General physics : mechanics

Lecture

Polar Coordinates: Position and Velocity

Explores polar coordinates, position, velocity, and acceleration vectors in Cartesian and polar systems, including cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

Lecture

Change of Variables Formula

Explores the change of variables formula for rewriting functions in new coordinate systems.

Lecture

Spherical Coordinates: Determinant of Jacobi

Covers spherical coordinates and the determinant of Jacobi in linear algebra.

Lecture

Coordinate Systems: Spherical Coordinates

Explores spherical coordinates, trajectory equations, and circular motion in different reference frames.

MOOC

Physique générale

MOOC

Plasma Physics: Introduction

Learn the basics of plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter, and the different types of models used to describe it, including fluid and kinetic.

Person

Pascal Frossard

Person

Iva Bogdanova Vandergheynst

Publication

Spherical Coordinates

Spherical Coordinates

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