NAME : PANKAJ NAKUM
ENROLMENT NO. :-
SUBJECT :- FIELD THEORY (2140909)
TOPIC : SPHERICL COORDINATES SYSTEM
SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL
INSTITUTE OF TEHNOLOGY
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Spherical Coordinates
In the spherical coordinate system, each point is
represented by an ordered triple: the first coordinate
is a distance, and the second and third coordinates
are angles.
This system is similar to the latitude-longitude system
used to identify points on the surface of Earth.
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Spherical Coordinates
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Spherical Coordinates
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Spherical Coordinates
Spherical Coordinates
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Point P has coordinates
Specified by P(r,q,f)
Differential elements in Spherical
coordinate systems
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Dot Products of Unit Vectors in the Spherical
and Rectangular Coordinate Systems
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Example: Vector Component Transformation
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Transform the field, , into spherical coordinates and components
Constant coordinate surfaces-
Spherical system
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Orthogonal surfaces in spherical
coordinate system can be generated
as
r=constant
θ=constant
Φ=constant
θ =constant is a circular cone with z axis as its axis and origin at
the vertex,
Φ =constant is a semi infinite plane as in the cylindrical system.
r=constant is a sphere with its centre at the origin,