Use the results of Problem 1to find the velocity and acceleration components in spherical coordinates. Find the velocity in two ways: starting with ds and starting withs=rer.

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The velocity is dsdt=err+eθrθ+eϕrsinθϕ.

The acceleration is mentioned below.

r-rθ2-rϕ2sin2θ)er+(rθ-2rθ-rϕ2sinθcosθ)eθ+2rϕsinθ+2rθϕcosθ+rϕsinθ)eϕ.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

Spherical coordinates are given below.

x=rcosϕsinθy=rsinϕsinθz=rcosθ

x=rcosϕsinθy=rsinϕsinθz=rcosθ

02

Definition of a spherical coordinates.

The coordinate system primarily utilized in three-dimensional systems is the spherical coordinates of the system. The spherical coordinate system is used to find the surface area in three-dimensional space.

03

Find the values.

Spherical coordinates are given below.

x=rcosϕsinθy=rsinϕsinθz=rcosθ

The formula states that ds=idx×jdy+kdz.

dx=cosϕsinθdr+rcosϕcosθdθ-rsinϕsinθdϕdx=sinϕsinθdr+rsinϕcosθdθ+rcosϕsinθdϕdz=cosθdr-rsinθdθ

Substitute the above value in the formula.

ds=idx+jdy+kdzds=icosϕsinθ+jsinϕ+kcosθdr+ircosϕcosθ+jrsinϕcosθ-krsinθdθ+-irsinϕsinθ+jrsinϕsinθdθdϕ

Find the other values.

localid="1659347919099" hrer=icosϕsinθ+jsinϕsinθ+kcosθhθeθ=ircosϕcosθ+jrsinϕcosθ-krsinθhϕeϕ=-irsinϕsinθ+jrcosϕsinθ

Find the other values.

localid="1659348180974" er=icosϕsinθ+jsinϕsinθ+kcosθeθ=icosϕcosθ+jsinϕcosθ-ksinθeϕ=-isinϕ+jcosϕ

er=icosϕsinθ+jsinϕsinθ+kcosθeθ=icosϕcosθ+jsinϕcosθ-krsinθeϕ=-isinϕ+jcosϕ

Derivate the values mentioned above.

er.=ϕ.sinθeϕ+θ.eθeθ.=ϕ.cosθeϕ+θ.ereϕ.=ϕ.sinθeϕ+cosθ.eθ

er.=ϕ.sinθeϕ+θ.eθeθ.=ϕ.cosθeϕ+θ.ereϕ.=ϕ.sinθeϕ+cosθ.eθ

04

 Step 4: Find the velocity.

Let the velocity bedsdt.

The value of ds is mentioned below.

ds=erhrdr+eθhθdθ+eϕhϕdϕds=erdr+eθrdθ+eϕrsinθdϕ

The value of velocity becomes as follows.

dsdt=ddticosϕsinθ+jsinϕsinθ+krsinθdsdt=ddtrerdsdt=err+eθ.+rθ.+eϕrsinθϕ.

05

Find the acceleration.

Let the acceleration be d2sdt2.

d2sdt2=err+er+reθθ+reθθ+rϕeϕsinθ+eϕrϕsinθd2sdt2=r-rθ2-rϕ2sin2θe2+rθ-2rθ2-rϕ2sinθcosθ+2rϕsinθ+2rϕcosθ+rϕ2sinθeϕ

The velocity isdsdt=err+eθrθ+eϕrsinθϕ dsdt=err+eθrθ+eϕrsinθϕ.

The acceleration is mentioned belowlocalid="1659350430667" (r-rθ2-rϕ2sin2θ)er+(rθ-2rθ-rϕ2sinθcosθ)eθ+(2rϕsinθ+2rθϕcosθ+rϕsinθ)eϕ.

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