Electromagnetics Field Theory (EMT)

Chapter 1
Vector Analysis
 Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
Cylindrical coordinate system
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
Cylindrical coordinate system
 Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
Cylindrical coordinate system
The Cylindrical Coordinate System

• Differential surface units: Relation between the rectangular

d   dz and the cylindrical coordinate
systems
 d  dz
d    d x    cos    x2  y 2
1 y
• Differential volume unit : y    sin    tan
x
d    d  dz zz zz
 Chapter 1 Vector Analysis
Transformation from Rectangular to Cylindrical coordinate system and vice versa.
The Cylindrical Coordinate System
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A  Ax a x  Ay a y + Az a z  A  A a   A a + Az a z
az az
A  A  a 
 ( Ax a x  Ay a y + Az a z )  a 
a
 Ax a x  a   Ay a y  a  + Az a z  a 
ay  Ax cos   Ay sin 
a
ax A  A  a
 ( Ax a x  Ay a y + Az a z )  a
Dot products of unit vectors in  Ax a x  a  Ay a y  a + Az a z  a
cylindrical and rectangular   Ax sin   Ay cos 
coordinate systems

Az  A  a z
 ( Ax a x  Ay a y + Az a z )  a z
 Ax a x  a z  Ay a y  a z + Az a z  a z
 Az
Constant Coordinate surfaces
 Transformation of unit
vectors from rectangular to
cylindrical coordinate
systems