JacobianMatrix
JacobianMatrix[pt]
gives the Jacobian matrix of the transformation from the default coordinate system to the Cartesian coordinate system at the point pt.
JacobianMatrix[pt,coordsys]
gives the Jacobian matrix of the transformation from the coordinate system coordsys to the Cartesian coordinate system at the point pt.
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JacobianMatrix
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JacobianMatrix[pt]
gives the Jacobian matrix of the transformation from the default coordinate system to the Cartesian coordinate system at the point pt.
JacobianMatrix[pt,coordsys]
gives the Jacobian matrix of the transformation from the coordinate system coordsys to the Cartesian coordinate system at the point pt.
Details and Options
- To use JacobianMatrix, you first need to load the Vector Analysis Package using Needs["VectorAnalysis`"].
- The Jacobian matrix consists of the elements
where
,
,
are the Cartesian coordinates and
,
,
are the variables of the coordinate system coordsys, if specified, or the default coordinate system otherwise.
- The coordinates of pt should be given in the coordinate system coordsys, if specified, or the default coordinate system otherwise.
- If pt is not given, the default coordinate variables for coordsys are used.