Coordinate systems converter
Converts coordinates from one system to another for example from cartesian to spherical or vice versa. Both two and three-dimensional coordinate systems are available.

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# Input data#

 Type of system Choose the type of coordinates, which you know Cartesian coordinates (2D)Cartesian coordinates (3D)Polar coordinatesCylindrical coordinatesSpherical coordinates Cartesian coordinates X-coordinate ($x$) Y-coordinate ($y$) Z-coordinate ($z$) Polar coordinates Radial coordinate ($r$) Angular coordinate ($\phi$) Cylindrical coordinates Radial coordinate ($\rho$) Angular coordinate ($\phi$) Z-coordinate ($z$) Spherical coordinates Radial distance ($r$) Polar angle ($\theta$) Azimuthal angle ($\phi$)

# Results#

 Cartesian coordinates X-coordinate ($x$) Show source$-$ Y-coordinate ($y$) Show source$-$ Z-coordinate ($z$) Show source$-$ Polar coordinates Radial coordinate ($r$) Show source$-$ Angular coordinate ($\phi$) Show source$-$ Cylindrical coordinates Radial coordinate ($\rho$) Show source$-$ Angular coordinate ($\phi$) Show source$-$ Z-coordinate ($z$) Show source$-$ Spherical coordinates Radial distance ($r$) Show source$-$ Polar angle ($\theta$) Show source$-$ Azimuthal angle ($\phi$) Show source$-$

# Some facts#

• To describe the location of a point in space, we need the coordinates.
• The number of coordinates needed for an unambiguous description must be equal to the number of dimensions. For example:
• to describe the location of the point on a straight line (one-dimensional space), it is enough to provide only one number,
• to describe the location of the point on the plane it is necessary to provide two numbers e.g. Cartesian coordinates (x, y),
• to describe the location of the point in three-dimensional space it is necessary to provide three numbers e.g. Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z),
• etc.
• The amount of numbers is related to number of dimensions, but the meaning of the coordinates may be differently defined. Examples below.
• Examples of two-dimensional coordinate systems are:
• Cartesian coordinate system (rectangular) - pair of numbers $(x, y)$, which determine the position of the point on two perpendicular axes.
• polar coordinate system - pair of numbers $(r, \phi)$, the first means distance from the origin of the coordinate system and the second one is the angle. The relationship between the polar and Cartesian systems is as follows:
$\begin{dcases}r=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\\\phi=arctan\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)\end{dcases}$
$\begin{dcases}x=r \cdot cos\left(\phi\right)\\y=r \cdot sin\left(\phi\right)\end{dcases}$
where:
• $r$, $\phi$ - polar coordinates: radial and angular,
• x, y - coordinates in two-dimensional cartesian system.
• Examples of three-dimensional coordinate systems are:
• three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (rectangular) - generalization of the two-dimensional system by adding the third axis perpendicular to the others, the location of the point is described by three numbers usually denoted by $(x, y, z)$,
• cylindrical coordinate system - generalization of the polar system by adding the third coordinate z, which plays the same role as in the Cartesian system, thus we get three numbers $(\rho, \phi, z)$:
$\begin{dcases}\rho=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\\\phi=arctan\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)\\z=z\end{dcases}$
$\begin{dcases}\rho=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\\\phi=arctan\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)\\z=z\end{dcases}$
where:
• $\rho$, $\phi$, $z$ - cylindrical coordinates: axial distance, azimuth and height,
• x, y, z - coordinates in three-dimensional cartesian system.
• spherical coordinate system - another generalization of the polar system, but instead of the z coordinate a second angle is added, in this way we get three coordinates $(r, \theta, \phi)$:
$\begin{dcases}r=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}}\\\theta=arccos\left(\frac{z}{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}}\right)\\\phi=arctan\left(\frac{y}{x}\right)\end{dcases}$
$\begin{dcases}x=r \cdot sin\left(\theta\right) \cdot cos\left(\phi\right)\\y=r \cdot sin\left(\theta\right) \cdot sin\left(\phi\right)\\z=r \cdot cos\left(\theta\right)\end{dcases}$
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• $r$, $\theta$, $\phi$ - spherical coordinates: radial distance, polar angle and azimuthal angle,
• x, y, z - coordinates in three-dimensional cartesian system.

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