summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates')
-rw-r--r--source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates/index.md22
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates/index.md b/source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates/index.md
index 76ff756..c8e16da 100644
--- a/source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates/index.md
+++ b/source/know/concept/cylindrical-parabolic-coordinates/index.md
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ layout: "concept"
---
**Cylindrical parabolic coordinates** are a coordinate system
-that describes a point in space using three coordinates $(\sigma, \tau, z)$.
-The $z$-axis is unchanged from the Cartesian system,
+that describes a point in space using three coordinates $$(\sigma, \tau, z)$$.
+The $$z$$-axis is unchanged from the Cartesian system,
hence it is called a *cylindrical* system.
-In the $z$-isoplane, however, confocal parabolas are used.
-These coordinates can be converted to the Cartesian $(x, y, z)$ as follows:
+In the $$z$$-isoplane, however, confocal parabolas are used.
+These coordinates can be converted to the Cartesian $$(x, y, z)$$ as follows:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
Cylindrical parabolic coordinates form an orthogonal
[curvilinear system](/know/concept/curvilinear-coordinates/),
-so we would like to find its scale factors $h_\sigma$, $h_\tau$ and $h_z$.
+so we would like to find its scale factors $$h_\sigma$$, $$h_\tau$$ and $$h_z$$.
The differentials of the Cartesian coordinates are as follows:
$$\begin{aligned}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\dd{z} = \dd{z}
\end{aligned}$$
-We calculate the line segment $\dd{\ell}^2$,
+We calculate the line segment $$\dd{\ell}^2$$,
skipping many terms thanks to orthogonality:
$$\begin{aligned}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
&= (\sigma^2 + \tau^2) \:\dd{\sigma}^2 + (\tau^2 + \sigma^2) \:\dd{\tau}^2 + \dd{z}^2
\end{aligned}$$
-From this, we can directly read off the scale factors $h_\sigma^2$, $h_\tau^2$ and $h_z^2$,
+From this, we can directly read off the scale factors $$h_\sigma^2$$, $$h_\tau^2$$ and $$h_z^2$$,
which turn out to be:
$$\begin{aligned}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
}
\end{aligned}$$
-The differential element of volume $\dd{V}$
+The differential element of volume $$\dd{V}$$
in cylindrical parabolic coordinates is given by:
$$\begin{aligned}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\end{aligned}$$
The differential elements of the isosurfaces are as follows,
-where $\dd{S_\sigma}$ is the $\sigma$-isosurface, etc.:
+where $$\dd{S_\sigma}$$ is the $$\sigma$$-isosurface, etc.:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
}
\end{aligned}$$
-The normal element $\dd{\vu{S}}$ of a surface and
-the tangent element $\dd{\vu{\ell}}$ of a curve are respectively:
+The normal element $$\dd{\vu{S}}$$ of a surface and
+the tangent element $$\dd{\vu{\ell}}$$ of a curve are respectively:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{