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Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
Factors that allow conversion from rectangular to cylindrical to spherical coordinates and equations, and back...
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 2
09/28/2011

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Term

Cylindrical to Rectangular

(r,Θ,z) to (x,y,z)

Definition

 

x = rcos(Θ)

 

 

y = rsin(Θ)

 

 

z = z

Term

Rectangular to Cylindrical

(x,y,z) to (r,Θ,z)

Definition

 

r² = x² + y²

 

 

tan(Θ) = y/x

 

 

z = z

Term

Rectangular to Spherical

(x,y,z) to (ρ,Θ,Φ)

Definition

 

ρ² = x² + y² + z²

 

 

tan(Θ) = y/x

 

 

Φ = arccos(z/√x²+y²+z²)

Term

Spherical to Rectangular

(ρ,Θ,Φ) to (x,y,z)

Definition

 

x = (ρ)sin(Φ)cos(Θ)

  

y = (ρ)sin(Φ)sin(Θ)

 

z = (ρ)cos(Φ)

 

r = ρ)sin(Φ)

Term

Cylindrical to Spherical (r≥0)

(r,Θ,z) to (ρ,Θ,Φ) 

Definition

 

(ρ) = √r²+z²

 

(Θ) = (Θ)

 

z = (ρ)cos(Φ)

 

tan(Φ) = r/z

Term

Spherical to Cylindrical (r≥0)

(ρ,Θ,Φ) to (r,Θ,z)

Definition

 

r² = (ρ)²sin²(Φ)

 

 

(Θ) = (Θ)

 

 

z = (ρ)cos(Φ)

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