In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system specifies a given point in three-dimensional space by using a distance and two angles as its three coordinates...

In geometry, a coordinate system is a system that uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine and standardize the position of the...

angles of a spherical coordinate system: altitude and azimuth. Therefore, the horizontal coordinate system is sometimes called the az/el system, the alt/az...

coordinate system is extended to three dimensions in two ways: the cylindrical coordinate system adds a second distance coordinate, and the spherical...

The galactic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center, the primary direction aligned with...

equatorial coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system widely used to specify the positions of celestial objects. It may be implemented in spherical or...

In astronomy, the ecliptic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system commonly used for representing the apparent positions, orbits, and pole orientations...

Cartesian coordinate system to specify locations rather than a more complex spherical coordinate system (the geographic coordinate system of latitude...

be near the supergalactic plane. The supergalactic coordinate system is a spherical coordinate system in which the equator lies in the supergalactic plane...

the EPSG, ISO, and OGC standards: Geographic coordinate system (or geodetic) A spherical coordinate system measuring locations directly on the Earth (modeled...

In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (UK: /kɑːrˈtiːzjən/, US: /kɑːrˈtiːʒən/) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely...

common curvilinear coordinate systems. This article uses the standard notation ISO 80000-2, which supersedes ISO 31-11, for spherical coordinates (other...

spherical coordinates for the specification of gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian in various coordinate systems. Wolfram Mathworld, spherical coordinates...

define a coordinate system in an ⁠ n {\displaystyle n} ⁠-dimensional Euclidean space which is analogous to the spherical coordinate system defined for...

A cylindrical coordinate system is a three-dimensional coordinate system that specifies point positions around a main axis (a chosen directed line) and...

function that depends on angles—usually the two angles used in the spherical coordinate system (the polar and azimuthal angles) for three-dimensional Euclidean...

local coordinate system in a neighborhood of p obtained by applying the exponential map to the tangent space at p. In a normal coordinate system, the Christoffel...

cylindrical and spherical coordinates, yielding cylindrical and spherical harmonics (with the remaining separable coordinate systems being used much less...

A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude...

along the radial dimension in a: Polar coordinate system Spherical coordinate system Cylindrical coordinate system This disambiguation page lists articles...

fundamental plane may refer to: Fundamental plane (spherical coordinates), which divides a spherical coordinate system Fundamental plane (elliptical galaxies),...

\lambda )} , see Spherical coordinate system#Conventions. Jensen, John R.; Jensen, Ryan R. (2013). Introductory Geographic Information Systems. Pearson. p...

making an angle φ to the x-axis, defining these directions in a spherical coordinate system. With these definitions, Snell's law of refraction can be written...

cases is most often a Cartesian coordinate system instead of a spherical coordinate system. In a Cartesian coordinate system the atomic orbitals are often...

general sphere given a spherical coordinate system, such a loxodrome is a kind of spherical spiral. Another kind of spherical spiral is the Clelia curve...

along the bases of the spherical coordinate system to differential distance along the bases of the Cartesian coordinate system on the planar map. This...

direction, most commonly north, in a local or observer-centric spherical coordinate system. Mathematically, the relative position vector from an observer...

The fundamental plane in a spherical coordinate system is a plane of reference that divides the sphere into two hemispheres. The geocentric latitude of...

of spherical astronomy are celestial coordinate systems and time. The coordinates of objects on the sky are listed using the equatorial coordinate system...

A planetary coordinate system (also referred to as planetographic, planetodetic, or planetocentric) is a generalization of the geographic, geodetic, and...