Student[VectorCalculus] Coordinate Systems
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The Student[VectorCalculus] package supports the following coordinate systems:
In two dimensions - cartesian and polar.
In three dimensions - cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical.
The conversions from the various coordinate systems to Cartesian (rectangular) coordinates in two-dimensional space
u,⁢v⁢→⁢x,⁢y
are given by:
cartesian:
x=u
y=v
polar:
x=u⁢cos⁡v
y=u⁢sin⁡v
The conversions from the various coordinate systems to Cartesian coordinates in three-dimensional space
u,⁢v,⁢w⁢→⁢x,⁢y,⁢z
are given as follows.
z=w
cylindrical:
spherical:
x=u⁢cos⁡w⁢sin⁡v
y=u⁢sin⁡w⁢sin⁡v
z=u⁢cos⁡v
Moon, P., and Spencer, D.E. Field Theory Handbook. 2d ed. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1971.
Spiegel, Murray R. Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables. New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1968, pp. 126-130.
See Also
Student[VectorCalculus]
Student[VectorCalculus][GetCoordinates]
Student[VectorCalculus][SetCoordinates]
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