Solution

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Use the convention , , , with measured from the positive vertical axis. The squared radius is
Since the horizontal radial distance is for finite ,
The horizontal angle advances with . Thus the spherical coordinates are
An unwrapped continuous azimuth is simply ; a principal-angle convention introduces harmless jumps by . The polar angle stays in and approaches the two poles only as .

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