MATLAB Function Reference

sph2cart

Transform spherical coordinates to Cartesian

Syntax

• [x,y,z] = sph2cart(THETA,PHI,R)
  

Description

[x,y,z] = sph2cart(THETA,PHI,R) transforms the corresponding elements of spherical coordinate arrays to Cartesian, or xyz, coordinates. THETA, PHI, and R must all be the same size. THETA and PHI are angular displacements in radians from the positive x-axis and from the x-y plane, respectively.

Algorithm

The mapping from spherical coordinates to three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates is

See Also

cart2pol, cart2sph, pol2cart

spfun

sphere

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