Spherical coordinate system

coordinate system based around angle and distance from the origin

quantity kind

Corresponding Quantity Kind: coordinate system

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Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $\begin{array}{ccc}x& =& r\sin \theta \cos \varphi \\ y& =& r\sin \theta \sin \varphi \\ z& =& r\cos \theta \end{array}$

$x$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate x

$y$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate y

$z$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate z

$r$ symbol represents radial coordinate

$\theta$ symbol represents polar angle

$\varphi$ symbol represents azimuthal angle

Contained entities

azimuthal angle

polar angle

radial coordinate

References

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

ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics

(2-17.3)

Subclasses

orthogonal coordinate system
curvilinear coordinate system
three-dimensional coordinate system

Further links

Item	Property
coordinate system	specialized by
solid harmonics	relative to

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