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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{ |