azimuth

(noun)

an arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object

Related Terms

  • Cartesian

Examples of azimuth in the following topics:

  • Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

    • A spherical coordinate system is a coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a point is specified by three numbers: the radial distance of that point from a fixed origin, its polar angle measured from a fixed zenith direction, and the azimuth angle of its orthogonal projection on a reference plane that passes through the origin and is orthogonal to the zenith, measured from a fixed reference direction on that plane.
    • The spherical coordinates (radius $r$, inclination $\theta$, azimuth $\varphi$) of a point can be obtained from its Cartesian coordinates ($x$, $y$, $z$) by the formulae:
    • Spherical coordinates ($r$, $\theta$, $\varphi$) as often used in mathematics: radial distance $r$, azimuthal angle $\theta$, and polar angle $\varphi$.
  • Speed Distribution of Molecules

    • where $\theta$ and $\phi$ are the "course" (azimuth of the velocity vector) and "path angle" (elevation angle of the velocity vector).
  • Polarization

    • The orientation of the ellipse is characterized by the orientation, tile or azimuth angle $\psi$ which is the angle between the semimajor axis of the ellipse and $s_0,s_1,s_2$.
  • The Building-Up (Aufbau) Principle

    • In this context, n represents the principal quantum number and ℓ represents the azimuthal quantum number.
  • Wave Equation for the Hydrogen Atom

    • where a0 is the Bohr radius, L are the generalized Laguerre polynomials, and n, l, and m are the principal, azimuthal, and magnetic quantum numbers, respectively.
  • Introduction to the Polar Coordinate System

    • The distance from the pole is called the radial coordinate or radius, and the angle is called the angular coordinate, polar angle, or azimuth.
  • Quantum Numbers

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