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What is equivalent to the unit k (vector in cartesian coords) in spherical coordinates? And why?
z=rcos(t)
z=rcos(t)
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if the vector is in three dimensions, one more variable(of spherical) is required to define j.pivoxa15 said:What is equivalent to the unit j (vector in cartesian coords) in spherical coordinates? And why?
z=rcos(t)
Spherical coordinates are a system of coordinates used to locate a point in three-dimensional space using three values: a radial distance from a fixed point (the origin), an angle from a fixed reference direction, and an angle from a fixed reference plane.
In spherical coordinates, the position of a point is defined by its distance from the origin, and two angles, while in Cartesian coordinates, it is defined by its distance from each of the three perpendicular coordinate axes.
Spherical coordinates are particularly useful for describing points in three-dimensional space that are located at a fixed distance from a central point, such as in polar regions or when working with circular or spherical objects.
Latitude and longitude are types of spherical coordinates, with latitude representing the angle from the equator and longitude representing the angle from a reference meridian. However, spherical coordinates can be used to locate points in any three-dimensional space, not just on the surface of the Earth.
Yes, spherical coordinates can be converted to other coordinate systems, such as Cartesian coordinates, cylindrical coordinates, or even GPS coordinates. There are formulas and equations that can be used to convert between these systems.