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authorPeter John Acklam <pjacklam@gmail.com>2022-09-01 18:30:19 +0200
committerJames E Keenan <jkeenan@cpan.org>2022-12-29 21:00:28 +0000
commit7b4ead7ffcdfef4a938d1f65cb3ec1c15792d0d4 (patch)
treed3c50d348d35d912e6ce2a4ddead625affe3ce79 /dist
parent953398c3fd421376c66841d7658f8b97328e2726 (diff)
downloadperl-7b4ead7ffcdfef4a938d1f65cb3ec1c15792d0d4.tar.gz
Math-Complex: correct typos in documentation
- Correct typo where "pi" should be "phi". - Spherical coordinates should use the same order of the coordinates everywhere, i.e., rho, theta, phi. Committer: lib/Math/Trig.pm: Increment $VERSION For: https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/20210
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-rw-r--r--dist/Math-Complex/lib/Math/Trig.pm10
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dist/Math-Complex/lib/Math/Trig.pm b/dist/Math-Complex/lib/Math/Trig.pm
index 50daec57e5..7097bdca4e 100644
--- a/dist/Math-Complex/lib/Math/Trig.pm
+++ b/dist/Math-Complex/lib/Math/Trig.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require Exporter;
our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
-our $VERSION = 1.23_01;
+our $VERSION = 1.24;
my @angcnv = qw(rad2deg rad2grad
deg2rad deg2grad
@@ -466,15 +466,15 @@ B<All angles are in radians>.
B<Cartesian> coordinates are the usual rectangular I<(x, y, z)>-coordinates.
-Spherical coordinates, I<(rho, theta, pi)>, are three-dimensional
+Spherical coordinates, I<(rho, theta, phi)>, are three-dimensional
coordinates which define a point in three-dimensional space. They are
based on a sphere surface. The radius of the sphere is B<rho>, also
known as the I<radial> coordinate. The angle in the I<xy>-plane
(around the I<z>-axis) is B<theta>, also known as the I<azimuthal>
coordinate. The angle from the I<z>-axis is B<phi>, also known as the
-I<polar> coordinate. The North Pole is therefore I<0, 0, rho>, and
-the Gulf of Guinea (think of the missing big chunk of Africa) I<0,
-pi/2, rho>. In geographical terms I<phi> is latitude (northward
+I<polar> coordinate. The North Pole is therefore I<rho, 0, 0>, and
+the Gulf of Guinea (think of the missing big chunk of Africa) I<rho,
+0, pi/2>. In geographical terms I<phi> is latitude (northward
positive, southward negative) and I<theta> is longitude (eastward
positive, westward negative).