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SetCoordinates
SetCoordinates[
coordsys
]
sets the default coordinate system to be
coordsys
with default variables.
SetCoordinates[
coordsys
[
c
1
,
c
2
,
c
3
]]
sets the default coordinate system to be
coordsys
with variables
c
1
,
c
2
, and
c
3
.
MORE INFORMATION
To use
SetCoordinates
, you first need to load the
Vector Analysis Package
using
Needs
["VectorAnalysis`"]
.
Certain coordinate systems have parameters associated with them, and these parameters can be set by specifying the full description of the coordinate system.
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(1)
Needs["VectorAnalysis`"]
Use
SetCoordinates
to change the default coordinate system:
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
In[3]:=
Out[3]=
In[4]:=
Out[4]=
Restore the default settings:
In[5]:=
Out[5]=
SEE ALSO
CoordinateSystem
Coordinates
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Vector Analysis Package
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Vector Analysis Package
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