Class Scalar3D


  • public final class Scalar3D
    extends Object
    Calculate between Polar (spherical) and Cartesian (xyz) coordinates.

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    $LastChangedDate: 2015-07-24 02:58:59 +0200 (Fri, 24 Jul 2015) $, @version $Revision: 1147 $, by $Author: averbraeck $, initial version Dec 11, 2015
    Author:
    Alexander Verbraeck, Peter Knoppers
    • Method Detail

      • polarToCartesian

        public static double[] polarToCartesian​(double r,
                                                double theta,
                                                double phi)
        Parameters:
        r - double; the radius
        theta - double; the angle from the z direction
        phi - double; the projected angle in the xy-plane from the x direction
        Returns:
        a double array [x, y, z] with cartesian coordinates
      • cartesianToRadius

        public static double cartesianToRadius​(double x,
                                               double y,
                                               double z)
        Get the (polar) radius based on Cartesian coordinates.
        Parameters:
        x - double; the x-coordinate
        y - double; the y-coordinate
        z - double; the z-coordinate
        Returns:
        the radius, which is the distance from (0,0,0)
      • cartesianToTheta

        public static Direction cartesianToTheta​(double x,
                                                 double y,
                                                 double z)
        Get the (polar) theta angle, which is the angle from the z-direction, from Cartesian coordinates.
        Parameters:
        x - double; the x-coordinate
        y - double; the y-coordinate
        z - double; the z-coordinate
        Returns:
        the radius, which is the distance from (0,0,0)
      • cartesianToPhi

        public static Direction cartesianToPhi​(double x,
                                               double y)
        Get the (polar) phi angle, which is the projected angle in the xy-plane from the x direction.
        Parameters:
        x - double; the x-coordinate
        y - double; the y-coordinate
        Returns:
        the projected angle of direction in the xy-plane