Given a point P with spherical coordinates $(r_p, \phi_p, \theta_p)$ on the sphere: $$(x-a)^2 +(y-b)^2 +(z-c)^2 = R^2$$ and a line through the center of the sphere with equation : $x=a+\alpha$ , $y=b+ \beta$, $z=c+\gamma$, where $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)\neq(0,0,0)$ is a vector collinear to the line. How do I obtain the new spherical coordinates of the point P after rotation about the line on angle $\psi$ such that the point stays on the sphere?
Transformation of coordinates
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spherical-coordinates
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0Standard question: what all have you tried, or what is your current line of reasoning in the problem? – 2012-11-15
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0I tried to find the matrix transformation but when I made a simulation the results were wrong. – 2012-11-15