Converting polar to cartesian coordinates in Maple

[iana.iacob]

Hi!

I'm trying to generate plots for hydrogen wave functions using "densityplot." To do so, I have to first covert the wave functions from polar to cartesian coordinates. Is there a function in Maple to do that?

 

[soroban]

Hello, iana.iacob!

The standard conversion from polar coordinates to cartesian coordinates:

. . \(\displaystyle (r,\theta) \quad\Rightarrow\quad\begin {Bmatrix} x \:=\:r\cos\theta \\ y \:=\:r\sin\theta \end{Bmatrix}\)

 

[mmm4444bot]

Maplesoft has user forums at their website.

I'm confident that you'll get a fast and accurate response, if you google something like 'maplesoft forums' to locate a starting URL, find an appropriate forum, and then post your question there (including your version of the software).

The Maplesoft domain probably has a wealth of searchable on-line documentation, too.

I could look through my Maple documentation and bundled help files, but my version is Maple V Release 5, and I know that Maple has advanced to a version number of at least 13 by now. (Waterloo continues to change Maple's built-in functions and command syntax.)