Concept information
Preferred term
curvilinear coordinates
Definition
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In geometry, curvilinear coordinates are a coordinate system for Euclidean space in which the coordinate lines may be curved. These coordinates may be derived from a set of Cartesian coordinates by using a transformation that is locally invertible (a one-to-one map) at each point. This means that one can convert a point given in a Cartesian coordinate system to its curvilinear coordinates and back. The name curvilinear coordinates, coined by the French mathematician Lamé, derives from the fact that the coordinate surfaces of the curvilinear systems are curved.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curvilinear_coordinates)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- curvilinear coordinate system
In other languages
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French
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système de coordonnées curvilignes
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-J9LMBR8B-8
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