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Assist. Prof. Dr.
Özlem Özgün Office^ :^
S- Phone^ :^
661 2972 E-mail^ :^
ozozgun@metu.edu.tr Web^ :^
http://www.metu.edu.tr/~ozozgun/
2 Cartesian Coordinates^ P (x, y, z) Cylindrical Coordinates Spherical Coordinates^ P (R,^ θ, P (r,^ φ, z)^ φ)
x z^ P(x,y,z)^ y^ z^ r^ Φ x^ z^ P(r,^ Φ, z) y^ z^ θ^ R^ y Φ P(R, x Useful in problemshaving rectangularsymmetry r^ Useful in problemshaving cylindricalsymmetry θ, Φ)^ Useful in problemshaving sphericalsymmetry
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r
7 r-const surface: surface of circular cylinder (red surface) φ -const surface: semi-infinite plane
(yellow surface) z-const surface: horizontal
infinite plane
(blue surface)
^ A point can be specified as the intersection of 3 surfaces.^ r^ = constant^ φ^ = constant^ z^ = constant
z P x y
8 r-const surface: surface of circular cylinder φ -const surface: semi-infinite plane z-const surface: horizontal
infinite plane
r^ = const.
z^ = const. φ^ = const.
10 EXERCISE: Define this green region using coordinate variables!
φ =^ φ^1 z= z^2 z= z^1 φ =^ φ^2
r= r^1 r= r^2
≤^ ≤ r r^ r (^1 2) φ φ^ φ≤^ ≤ 1 2 ≤^ < z z^ z 1 2
11 EXERCISE: Define this region using coordinate variables!^ φ =^ φ^1
φ =^ φ^2 z= z^1 r= r^1 z= 0
0 ≤^ ≤^ r^ r^1 φ^ φ^ φ≤^ ≤^1 20 ≤^ < z^ z^1
13 : always points in the direction of increasing
r, and is orthogonal to the
r-constant plane (cylindrical surface). (It points away from the z-axis.)^ : always points in the direction of increasing
φ , and is orthogonal to the
φ^ -constant plane. It is tangent to the cylindrical surface.^ : always points in the direction of increasing
z, and is orthogonal to the
z-constant plane.
ˆar ˆaφ^ ˆaz
Properties: 1. Each vector is a unit 14
vector: ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
0 rr^
zz a^ a^ a^
a^ a^ a⋅ = ⋅ =^ ⋅^ φφ
= ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
1 r^ r
z^ z a^ a^ a^
a^ a^ a⋅ = ⋅ =^ ⋅^ φ φ
=
2. Vectors are (magnitude)^ mutually orthogonal:
a^ r
3. Unit vectors must be arranged
such that:^ Cyclic relation ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆa^ a^ a×^ =rz^ φ ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆa^ a^ a×^ =z^ rφ^ ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆa^ a^ a×^ =z^ rφ
Cylindrical base vectors are dependent on position.
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Transformation between Cylindrical and Cartesian Coordinates^ The relationship between a
,a, aand ax yz^
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
ˆ^ ˆcos sin
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
ˆ^ ˆ^ ˆ^
ˆ^ ˆsin cos
rr^ x^ ˆ^ ˆ xr^ y^ y
r^ z^ z
xy
x^ xy
yz^
zx
y
φφ
=^ ⋅^ +
⋅^ +^
⋅^ =^
=^ ⋅^ +
⋅^ +^
⋅^ = −^
ˆ^ ˆ^ =
cos^
sin^
sin^
cos
r^ x
r^ y
x
y
φ
φ
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Transformation between Cylindrical and Cartesian Coordinates^ The relationship between A
,A, Aand Ax yz^
,A, Ar φ z
cos^ sin^
0 sin^ cos^
0 0 0
1 x
r y z
z A
A A
A A
φ A φ^ φ−⎡ ⎤ ⎡ φ^ φ
⎤ ⎡^ ⎤ ⎢^ ⎥^ ⎢^
⎥ ⎢^ ⎥ =⎢ ⎥ ⎢^
⎥ ⎢^ ⎥ ⎢^ ⎥^ ⎢^
⎥ ⎢^ ⎥ ⎣^ ⎦^ ⎣^
x^ x^ y^ y^
z^ z r^ r
z^ z A^ A a^ A a
A a A^ A a^ Aa =^ +^ +^ A a=^ +^ +^ φ^ φ^ cos
sin^0 r sin^ cos^00 0
x y z
z A
A A
A A
A φ^ φ φ φ φ ⎡^ ⎤^ ⎡^
⎤ ⎡^ ⎤ ⎢^ ⎥^ ⎢^
⎥ ⎢^ ⎥ =^ −⎢ ⎥ ⎢^
⎥ ⎢^ ⎥ ⎢^ ⎥^ ⎢^
⎥ ⎢^ ⎥ ⎣^ ⎦^ ⎣^
(^ ) (^ ) ⎦ ⎣^ ⎦ ˆ^ ˆ^
r^ rr^ x^ ˆ
x^ y^ y^ z^ z x x^ y^ y^ z^ z
(^
) (^
) ˆ^ ˆ^
x^ xx^ r ˆ
rz^
z y^ yy^
r^ rz^
z
φ^ φ φ^ φ =^ ⋅^ =^ ⋅^