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coordinate systems (Definition)

Plane

  1. Cartesian coordinates
  2. Polar coordinates

$ \mathbbmss{R}^3$

  1. Cartesian coordinates
  2. Spherical coordinates
  3. Cylindrical coordinates

Sphere $ S^2$

  1. Stereographic projection
  2. Mercator projection
  3. ..

Miscellaneous

  1. Barycentric coordinates
  2. Homogeneous coordinates $ (x,\,y,\,t)$ in plane, $ (x,\,y,\,z,\,t)$ in $ \mathbbmss{R}^3$

Differential geometry

  1. Normal coordinates in Riemann geometry
  2. Darboux coordinates in symplectic geometry
  3. Gaussian coordinates
  4. Fermi coordinates for a submanifold
  5. Boundary coordinates



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Cross-references: boundary, submanifold, coordinates, Gaussian coordinates, geometry, plane, homogeneous coordinates, barycentric coordinates, Mercator projection, stereographic projection, cylindrical coordinates, spherical coordinates, polar coordinates, Cartesian coordinates
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