释义 |
SpheroidA spheroid is an Ellipsoid
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with two Semimajor Axes equal. Orient the Ellipse so that the and axes areequal, then
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where is the equatorial Radius and is the polar Radius. Here is the colatitude, so take to express in terms of latitude.
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Rewriting gives
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so
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If , the spheroid is Oblate. If , the spheroid is Prolate. If , the spheroid degenerates to a Sphere.See also Darwin-de Sitter Spheroid, Ellipsoid, Oblate Spheroid, Prolate Spheroid
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