Re: Incorrect (unexpected) output from TransformedField
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- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:20:27 -0400 (EDT)
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On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:16:40 PM UTC-5, ZdenÄ?k Hurák wrote:
> Hello,
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> I seem to have troubles to understand the correct usage of TransformedField
function (in version 9). Or the function contains a bug :-) Here goes a simple
code with the source of my confusion
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> In[22]:= TransformedField[
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> "Polar" -> "Cartesian", {r, 0}, {r, \[Theta]} -> {x, y}]
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> Out[22]= {x, y}
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> What I would expect as the cartesian description of a vector field originally
given in polar coordinates as {r,theta} is {Abs[x],0}. Have I missed anything
here? Thanks.
Hi Zdenek.
The output is correct. I would encourage you read the tutorial, which you can
do by typing tutorial/ChangingCoordinateSystems into the Documentation Center.
Briefly, this input is interpreted as "change the vector field r e_r + 0
e_theta to Cartesian coordinates (x,y), which gives the radial vector field x
e_x + y e_y". The tutorial explains seveal other operations you can perform;
perhaps this one is what you had in mind?
In[1]:= Map[
TransformedField["Polar" -> "Cartesian", #, {r, \[Theta]} -> {x, y}] &,
{r, 0}
]
Out[1]= {Sqrt[x^2 + y^2], 0}
I hope this helps.
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Itai Seggev
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