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Oblate spheroidal coordinates
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Created
2026-09-29
Updated
2026-10-06
With
parameter
a
≥
0
,
oblate spheroidal coordinates
on Euclidean three-
space
are
x
=
r
2
+
a
2
sin
θ
cos
ϕ
,
y
=
r
2
+
a
2
sin
θ
sin
ϕ
,
z
=
r
cos
θ
.
(1)
Writing
Σ
=
r
2
+
a
2
cos
2
θ
and
Δ
=
r
2
+
a
2
, their spatial line element is
d
l
2
=
Δ
Σ
d
r
2
+
Σ
d
θ
2
+
Δ
sin
2
θ
d
ϕ
2
.
(2)
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