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elliptic coordinate  

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  • In geometry, the elliptic coordinate system is a two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system in which the coordinate lines are confocal ellipses and hyperbolae. The two foci F₁ and F₂ are generally taken to be fixed at − a and + a, respectively, on the x-axis of the Cartesian coordinate system. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_coordinate_system)

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