Toroidal coordinates: Difference between revisions

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 * ''R'' = ''R<sub>0</sub>'' + ''r'' cos ''&theta;'', and
 * ''Z'' = ''r'' sin ''&theta;''
-(''R<sub>0</sub>'' corresponding to the torus axis).
+''R<sub>0</sub>'', corresponding to the torus axis, is called the ''major radius'' and ''r'' the ''minor radius''.
-''R'' is called the ''major radius'' and ''r'' the ''minor radius''.
 ''&theta;'' is called the ''poloidal angle''.