Convert from rectangular to Spherical Coordinates
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No one explained to me that all the direction that I needed was give to me was in ##\hat r##. Thank you everyone trying to make me come to this conclusion.
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Philosophaie said:No one explained to me that all the direction that I needed was give to me was in ##\hat r##. Thank you everyone trying to make me come to this conclusion.
Posts 19, 21, and 24 all told you that the position vector [itex]\vec r = r * \hat r[/itex] . I'm glad you finally arrived at the correct conclusion.
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No, from the beginning everybody posting in this thread tried to tell you that you could not just assume that and help you figure it out for yourself. Then, finally, it was put explicitly in post #19.Philosophaie said:No one explained to me that all the direction that I needed was give to me was in ##\hat r##. Thank you everyone trying to make me come to this conclusion.
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