Polar angle

angle in polar or spherical coordinate system

dimensionless quantity, quantity

Corresponding Quantity Kind: angle with ISQ dimension $1$

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The mathematics convention. Spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ) as typically used: radial distance r, azimuthal angle θ, and polar angle φ.

Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $\theta \equiv \arctan \left(\frac{y}{x}\right)$

$\theta$ symbol represents polar angle

$x$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate x

$y$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate y

Related URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_coordinate_system,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_coordinate_system

Further links

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