sphere_to_cart¶
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pycraf.geometry.
sphere_to_cart
(r, phi, theta, broadcast_arrays=True)[source] [edit on github]¶ Spherical coordinates from Cartesian representation.
- Parameters
- Returns
- x, y, z
Quantity
Cartesian position [m]
- x, y, z
Notes
Unlike with the mathematical definition,
theta
is not the angle to the (positive)z
axis, but the elevation above thex
-y
plane.