Newton's laws in spherical coordinates.... Sure... why not?
Give it a try and report back. On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:26 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > I do not agree that the choice of coordinate systems changes the physics > of any experiment. I only see the coordinate system chosen as a way to > locate the position and other position derivatives of a body. > > Could you explain how the Madelung constant would relate to real world > effects? > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Jonsson <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 6:42 pm > Subject: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates > > Hi > > The wish and desire of having physics independent of coordinate system > can not be met nor fulfilled. The Madelung constant is proof of this. It > becomes divergent in spherical coordinates and convergent in cubic > coordinate. Covariance can thus be forgotten. > > Check > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madelung_constant > > Are there any other examples of this effect where choice of coordinate > system gives different values? > > David > > > David Jonsson, Sweden, phone callto:+46703000370 > > > > > >
