Del in cylindrical and spherical coordinates

ID: del-in-cylindrical-and-spherical-coordinates

Del in cylindrical and spherical coordinates by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-18
This collects the gradient, divergence, curl and Laplacian formulas in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Coordinate unit vectors vary with position, so taking their derivatives is essential when translating vector calculus operators from Cartesian coordinates. Curl in spherical coordinates is one of these formulas.

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