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Figure 1.3-6. Elliptic coordinates φ = π/4.
Figure 1.3-7. Bipolar coordinates.
The coordinate curves, illustrated in the figure 1.3-7, are formed by the intersection of the coordinate
surfaces
a 2
2
2
(x − a coth v) + y = 2 Cylinders
sinh v
a 2
2
2
x +(y − a cot u) = 2 Cylinders
sin u
z = Constant Planes.
