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coordinate

vr.tr.coordinate · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain coordinates, relay coordinate systems and uses from mathematics, physics and geodesy sources, describe the named coordinates and quantities, and distinguish coordinates from coordinate systems, vectors, datums and map projections.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain coordinates, relay coordinate systems and uses from mathematics, physics and geodesy sources, describe the named coordinates and quantities, and distinguish coordinates from coordinate systems, vectors, datums and map projections.

A number, or one of an ordered set of numbers, that specifies the position of a point or the state of a system relative to a reference frame, as in Cartesian coordinates introduced by Descartes, geographic coordinates of latitude and longitude, absolute coordinates measured from a fixed origin, generalized coordinates in Lagrangian mechanics, astronomical quantities such as the parallactic angle, pseudorapidity as an angular coordinate in particle physics and imaginary time obtained by Wick rotation; several of these are specific coordinates or related quantities rather than synonyms.

What it is for: Specifying positions and states.

It can be explain the concept; relay coordinate systems; describe named coordinates; distinguish related concepts.

Distinguishing features

Relative to a frame

Ordered numbers

Many systems

Used across sciences

What it looks like

Not a visible object; numbers such as (x, y) or latitude and longitude.

Physical character

Cartesian coordinates: 1637 year - Descartes La Geometrie

pseudorapidity: -ln tan(theta/2) formula

WGS 84: global GPS datum note

How it is recognised

Number locating a point or state

Geographic coordinate, generalized coordinate, absolute coordinate, parallactic angle, pseudorapidity, imaginary time

Coordinate systems are the frameworks; vectors have direction and magnitude; datums define reference surfaces; projections map spheres to planes

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

number

is defined within -

coordinate system

includes -

geographic coordinate system

is contrasted with -

vector

In practice

Families and kinds

Cartesian coordinates

polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates

geographic coordinates

generalized coordinates

astronomical coordinates

collider coordinates such as pseudorapidity

Standards and regulation

ISO 6709 for geographic point locations

Geodetic datums such as WGS 84

Failure modes and hazards

Mixing datums or latitude-longitude order

Confusing coordinates and coordinate systems

Treating related quantities as synonyms

Also called

geographic coordinategeneralized coordinateabsolute coordinateparallactic anglepseudorapidityimaginary timeAggarwal AG Zurich branchlabel nodeaddress point coordinateaction-angle coordinates

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.coordinate

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a coordinate is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a coordinate, and how does it differ from coordinate systems, vectors, datums and projections? definition
  2. Is the question about maths, geography, physics or astronomy? boundary

Named

Named coordinates.

Named

Named.

  1. What are geographic, generalized and absolute coordinates, the parallactic angle, pseudorapidity and imaginary time? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific quantity? action
Mathematics Mathematics.

Science.

Systems

Coordinate systems.

Systems

Systems.

  1. How do Cartesian, polar and spherical coordinates work? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Transforms

Changes of coordinates.

Transforms

Transforms.

  1. How are coordinates transformed between systems? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Applications Applications.

Application.

Geodesy

Geographic coordinates.

Geodesy

Geodesy.

  1. How do latitude, longitude and datums work in GPS? provenance
  2. Which entry fits World Geodetic System? action

Physics

Physics.

Physics

Physics.

  1. How are generalized coordinates, pseudorapidity and imaginary time used in physics? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Lagrangian mechanics? action
Context History.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did Descartes and Fermat develop coordinate geometry? provenance
  2. Which entry fits analytic geometry? action

Astronomy

Astronomy.

Astronomy

Astronomy.

  1. How are celestial coordinates and the parallactic angle used? provenance
  2. Which entry fits celestial coordinate system? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should pseudorapidity and parallactic angle be separate entries?
  • How should mathematics and geodesy sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific quantities; should they be split off?