geodesic polar coordinates

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geodesic polar coordinates [¦jē·ə¦des·ik ¦pōl·ər kō′ȯrd·ə·nəts]

(mathematics)

Coordinatesuandvof a surface such that the curves obtained by settinguequal to various constants are geodesic circles with a common centerPand geodesic radiusu, and the curves obtained by settingvequal to various constants are geodesics passing throughPsuch thatv₀is the angle between the tangents atPto the linesv= 0 andv=v₀.

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