Two-line geometric derivation of the time derivatives of unit vectors in orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems

R A Gordon

doi:10.1119/1.16627

Two-line geometric derivation of the time derivatives of unit vectors in orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems

R A Gordon

Department of Physics

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Original language	English
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	59
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	1146-1147
ISSN	0002-9505
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16627
Publication status	Published - 1991

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Copyright (1991) American Association of Physics Teachers. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Association of Physics Teachers

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