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...system, I mean as in the Cartesian Vector/Tensor definition.
I get that if you have two mutually orthogonal basises which are theta degrees apart and the transformation from one basis to the other follows the same as a rotation by theta degrees i.e:
V'i = Rij Vj
then it is a Cartesian vector.
Does that mean if you wanted to change the basis from a mutually orthogonal one to a non mutually orthogonal one V would no longer be a Cartesian vector? Are there any other (better) examples of non Cartesian Vectors?
Thanks
I get that if you have two mutually orthogonal basises which are theta degrees apart and the transformation from one basis to the other follows the same as a rotation by theta degrees i.e:
V'i = Rij Vj
then it is a Cartesian vector.
Does that mean if you wanted to change the basis from a mutually orthogonal one to a non mutually orthogonal one V would no longer be a Cartesian vector? Are there any other (better) examples of non Cartesian Vectors?
Thanks