Mathematics for aspiring physicists

IAP 2021

Lecture 13

3.5 Circular and spherical coordinates

3.5.1 Laplacian on a circle, including angular variations

3.5.2 Spherical coordinates

3.5.3 Diffusion on a sphere

Recap

(Combined notes for lecture 13)

Exercises:

MathPhys lec13 - last update 1/1/21 by M. Kardar