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Coordinate Transformation Formula Sheet

The document provides formulas for coordinate transformations between rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. It includes: 1) Definitions of the unit vectors in each system. 2) Formulas for transforming between rectangular and cylindrical coordinates, and between cylindrical and spherical coordinates. 3) Formulas for transforming between rectangular and spherical coordinates, and between spherical and cylindrical coordinates.

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Coordinate Transformation Formula Sheet

The document provides formulas for coordinate transformations between rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. It includes: 1) Definitions of the unit vectors in each system. 2) Formulas for transforming between rectangular and cylindrical coordinates, and between cylindrical and spherical coordinates. 3) Formulas for transforming between rectangular and spherical coordinates, and between spherical and cylindrical coordinates.

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Coordinate Transformation Formula Sheet

Table with the Del operator in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates
Cylindrical coordinates (,,z)

Operation

Cartesian coordinates (x,y,z)

Spherical coordinates (r,, )

Definition of coordinates

= cos x + sin y = sin x + cos y


Definition of unit vectors

=z z

= sin cos x + sin sin y + cos z r = cos cos x + cos sin y sin z = sin x + cos y

= sin + cos z r = cos sin z =

A vector field

Gradient

Divergence

Curl

Laplace operator

Vector Laplacian

Differential displacement Differential normal area

Differential volume Non-trivial calculation rules: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Vector Transformations in Rectangular, Cylindrical, and Spherical Coordinates


From rectangular to cylindrical:

A cos sin 0 Ax A = sin cos 0 A y A 0 A 0 1 z z


From cylindrical to rectangular:

Ax cos A = sin y A 0 z

sin 0 A cos 0 A 0 1 A z

From rectangular to spherical:

Ar sin cos sin sin A = cos cos cos sin A sin cos
From spherical to rectangular:

cos Ax sin Ay 0 A z sin Ar cos A A 0

Ax sin cos cos cos A = sin sin cos sin y A cos sin z

From cylindrical to spherical:

Ar sin A = cos A 0 A sin A = 0 A cos z

0 cos A 0 sin A 1 0 A z cos 0 sin 0 Ar 1 A A 0

From spherical to cylindrical:

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