Table of Orthogonal Coordinates
Besides the usual cartesian coordinates, several others are tabulated below. Interval notation is used for compactness in the coordinates column.
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Curvillinear coordinates (q1, q2, q3) Transformation from cartesian (x, y, z) Scale factors Spherical polar coordinates Cylindrical polar coordinates Parabolic cylindrical coordinates Paraboloidal coordinates Elliptic cylindrical coordinates Prolate spheroidal coordinates Oblate spheroidal coordinates Ellipsoidal coordinates where
Bipolar coordinates Toroidal coordinates Conical coordinates
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