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=Concentric Ellipsoidal (T6) Coordinates=
=Concentric Ellipsoidal (T6) Coordinates (Part 2)=
==Orthogonal Coordinates==


==Background==
===Speculation5===
Building on our [[Appendix/Ramblings/DirectionCosines|general introduction to ''Direction Cosines'']] in the context of orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems, and on our previous development of [[User:Tohline/Appendix/Ramblings/T3Integrals|T3]] (concentric oblate-spheroidal) and [[Appendix/Ramblings/EllipticCylinderCoordinates#T5_Coordinates|T5]] (concentric elliptic) coordinate systems, here we explore the creation of a concentric ellipsoidal (T6) coordinate system.  This is motivated by our [[ThreeDimensionalConfigurations/Challenges#Trial_.232|desire to construct a fully analytically prescribable model of a nonuniform-density ellipsoidal configuration that is an analog to Riemann S-Type ellipsoids]].


==Orthogonal Coordinates==
====Spherical Coordinates====


===Primary (''radial-like'') Coordinate===
We start by defining a "radial" coordinate whose values identify various concentric ellipsoidal shells,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1</math>
<math>~r\cos\theta</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~z \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
When <math>~\lambda_1 = a</math>, we obtain the standard definition of an ellipsoidal surface, it being understood that, <math>~q^2 = a^2/b^2</math> and <math>~p^2 = a^2/c^2</math>.  (We will assume that <math>~a > b > c</math>, that is, <math>~p^2 > q^2 > 1</math>.) 


A vector, <math>~\bold{\hat{n}}</math>, that is normal to the <math>~\lambda_1</math> = constant surface is given by the gradient of the function,
<tr>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
  <td align="right">
<math>~r\sin\theta</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~F(x, y, z)</math>
<math>~\tan\varphi</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} - \lambda_1 \, .</math>
<math>~\frac{y}{x} \, .</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


In Cartesian coordinates, this means,
====Use &lambda;<sub>1</sub> Instead of r ====
 
Here, as above, we define,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\bold{\hat{n}}(x, y, z)</math>
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2 </math>
\hat\imath \biggl( \frac{\partial F}{\partial x} \biggr)
+ \hat\jmath \biggl( \frac{\partial F}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} \biggl( \frac{\partial F}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Using this expression to eliminate "x" (in favor of &lambda;<sub>1</sub>) in each of the three spherical-coordinate definitions, we obtain,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~r^2 \equiv x^2 + y^2 + z^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\lambda_1^2 - y^2(q^2-1) - z^2(p^2-1) \, ;</math>
\hat\imath \biggl[ x(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{- 1 / 2} \biggr]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ q^2y(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{- 1 / 2} \biggr]
+ \hat{k}\biggl[ p^2 z(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{- 1 / 2} \biggr]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\tan^2\theta \equiv \frac{x^2 + y^2}{z^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{1}{z^2}\biggl[
\hat\imath \biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1} \biggr)
\lambda_1^2 -y^2(q^2-1) -p^2z^2
+ \hat\jmath \biggl( \frac{q^2y}{\lambda_1} \biggr)
\biggr] \, ;</math>
+ \hat{k}\biggl(\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1} \biggr) \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where it is understood that this expression is only to be evaluated at points, <math>~(x, y, z)</math>, that lie on the selected <math>~\lambda_1</math> surface &#8212; that is, at points for which the function, <math>~F(x,y,z) = 0</math>.  The length of this normal vector is given by the expression,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~[ \bold{\hat{n}} \cdot \bold{\hat{n}} ]^{1 / 2}</math>
<math>~\frac{1}{\tan^2\varphi} \equiv \frac{x^2}{y^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial F}{\partial x} \biggr)^2 + \biggl( \frac{\partial F}{\partial y} \biggr)^2 + \biggl( \frac{\partial F}{\partial z} \biggr)^2 \biggr]^{1 / 2}
\frac{\lambda_1^2 - p^2z^2}{y^2} - q^2 \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
After a bit of additional algebraic manipulation, we find that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>\frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{\mathcal{D}^2} \, ,
+ \biggl( \frac{q^2y}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl(\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2 \biggr]^{1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}}
\biggl[\frac{ \mathcal{D}^2 \tan^2\varphi -  p^2 \tan^2\varphi (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) \mathcal{D}^2} \biggr]
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggr]^{- 1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~
1 - q^2\biggl(\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - p^2\biggl(\frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}\biggr)
\, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


It is therefore clear that the ''properly normalized'' normal unit vector that should be associated with any <math>~\lambda_1</math> = constant ellipsoidal surface is,
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 </math>
<math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{ \bold\hat{n} }{ [ \bold{\hat{n}} \cdot \bold{\hat{n}} ]^{1 / 2} }
\biggl[  
=
(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)(p^2 + \tan^2\theta) - p^2(q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi
\hat\imath (x \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (q^2y \ell_{3D}) + \hat{k} (p^2 z \ell_{3D}) \, .
\biggr] \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
From our [[Appendix/Ramblings/DirectionCosines#Scale_Factors|accompanying discussion of direction cosines]], it is clear, as well, that the scale factor associated with the <math>~\lambda_1</math> coordinate is,
 
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
As a check, let's set <math>~q^2 = p^2 = 1</math>, which should reduce to the normal spherical coordinate system.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_1^2</math>
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\lambda_1^2 \ell_{3D}^2 \, .</math>
<math>~
r^2 \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</table>
   <td align="right">
We can also fill in the top line of our direction-cosines table, namely,
<math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>
 
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="60%">
<tr>
   <td align="center" colspan="4">
'''Direction Cosines for T6 Coordinates'''
<br />
<math>~\gamma_{ni} = h_n \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x_i}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" width="10%"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center" colspan="3"><math>~i = x, y, z</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;<br />
<math>~x\ell_{3D}</math><br />&nbsp;
  <td align="center"><math>~q^2 y \ell_{3D}</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~p^2 z \ell_{3D}</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
&nbsp;<br />
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
---
<br />&nbsp;
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;<br />
---
<br />&nbsp;
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;<br />
---
<br />&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
   <td align="left">
<tr>
<math>~
   <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
\biggl[
  <td align="center">
(1 + \tan^2\varphi)(1 + \tan^2\theta)
&nbsp;<br />
\biggr] \, .
---
</math>
<br />&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;<br />
---
<br />&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;<br />
---
<br />&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
===Other Coordinate Pair in the Tangent Plane===
Let's focus on a particular point on the <math>\lambda_1</math> = constant surface, <math>(x_0, y_0, z_0)</math>, that necessarily satisfies the function, <math>F(x_0, y_0, z_0) = 0</math>.  We have already derived the expression for the unit vector that is normal to the ellipsoidal surface at this point, namely,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\hat{e}_1 </math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>\equiv</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~
\hat\imath (x_0 \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (q^2y_0 \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (p^2 z_0 \ell_{3D}) \, ,
\frac{1}{1+\tan^2\theta} = \cos^2\theta = \frac{z^2}{r^2} \, ;
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where, for this specific point on the surface,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\ell_{3D}</math>
<math>~\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>\biggl[ x_0^2 + q^4y_0^2 + p^4 z_0^2 \biggr]^{- 1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~
\biggl[\frac{(1 + \tan^2\varphi)(1 + \tan^2\theta) \tan^2\varphi -  \tan^2\varphi (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{(1+\tan^2\varphi) (1 + \tan^2\varphi)(1 + \tan^2\theta)} \biggr]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>


 
<tr>
<table border="1" align="center" width="80%" cellpadding="10"><tr><td align="left">
   <td align="right">
<div align="center">
&nbsp;
'''Tangent Plane'''<br />
[See, for example, [http://math.furman.edu/~dcs/courses/math21/ Dan Sloughter's] ([https://www.furman.edu Furman University]) 2001 Calculus III  class lecture notes &#8212; specifically [http://math.furman.edu/~dcs/courses/math21/lectures/l-15.pdf Lecture 15]]
</div>
 
----
 
The two-dimensional plane that is tangent to the <math>\lambda_1</math> = constant surface ''at this point'' is given by the expression,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
<math>0</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~\frac{\tan^2\varphi}{(1 + \tan^2\varphi)}
(x - x_0) \biggl[ \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr]_0
\biggl[\frac{\tan^2\theta }{ (1 + \tan^2\theta)} \biggr]
+ (y - y_0) \biggl[\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y} \biggr]_0 
= \sin^2\theta \sin^2\varphi
+ (z - z_0) \biggl[\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z} \biggr]_0
= \frac{y^2}{r^2} \,;
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~
(x - x_0) \biggl[ \frac{\partial F}{\partial x} \biggr]_0 
1 - \biggl(\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - \biggl(\frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}\biggr)
+ (y - y_0) \biggl[\frac{\partial F}{\partial y} \biggr]_0 
\, ,
+ (z - z_0) \biggl[ \frac{\partial F}{\partial z} \biggr]_0
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~
(x - x_0) \biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1}\biggr)_0 + (y - y_0)\biggl( \frac{q^2 y  }{ \lambda_1 } \biggr)_0 + (z - z_0)\biggl( \frac{ p^2z }{ \lambda_1 } \biggr)_0
1 - \sin^2\theta \sin^2\varphi - \cos^2\theta
=
- \sin^2\theta \sin^2\varphi + \sin^2\theta
=
\sin^2\theta \cos^2\varphi = \frac{x^2}{r^2}
\, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
====Relationship To T3 Coordinates====
If we set, <math>~q = 1</math>, but continue to assume that <math>~p > 1</math>, we expect to see a representation that resembles our previously discussed, [[User:Tohline/Appendix/Ramblings/T3Integrals#Integrals_of_Motion_in_T3_Coordinates|T3 Coordinates]].  Note, for example, that the new "radial" coordinate is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\Rightarrow~~~
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
x \biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1}\biggr)_0 + y \biggl( \frac{q^2 y  }{ \lambda_1 } \biggr)_0 + z \biggl( \frac{ p^2z }{ \lambda_1 } \biggr)_0
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~
x_0 \biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1}\biggr)_0 + y_0 \biggl( \frac{q^2 y  }{ \lambda_1 } \biggr)_0 + z_0 \biggl( \frac{ p^2z }{ \lambda_1 } \biggr)_0
(\varpi^2 + p^2z^2) \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\Rightarrow~~~
<math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>
x x_0  + q^2 y y_0  + p^2 z z_0
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~
x_0^2  + q^2 y_0^2 + p^2 z_0^2  
\biggl[
(1 + \tan^2\varphi)(p^2 + \tan^2\theta)
\biggr]  \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\Rightarrow~~~
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{p^2z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
x x_0  + q^2 y y_0  + p^2 z z_0
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>
<math>~\frac{ p^2}{(p^2 + \tan^2\theta)} = \frac{ 1}{(1 + p^{-2} \tan^2\theta)}\, ,</math>
(\lambda_1^2)_0 \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
Fix the value of <math>\lambda_1</math>.  This means that the relevant ellipsoidal surface is defined by the expression,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\lambda_1^2</math>
<math>~\frac{\varpi^2}{\lambda_1^2} = \frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} + \frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>x^2 + q^2y^2 + p^2z^2 \, .</math>
<math>~1 -  p^2 \biggl( \frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}\biggr)
=
\biggl[1 -  \frac{ 1}{(1 + p^{-2}\tan^2\theta)} \biggr] \, .</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
If <math>z = 0</math>, the semi-major axis of the relevant x-y ellipse is <math>\lambda_1</math>, and the square of the semi-minor axis is <math>\lambda_1^2/q^2</math>.  At any other value, <math>z = z_0 < c</math>, the square of the semi-major axis of the relevant x-y ellipse is, <math>~(\lambda_1^2 - p^2z_0^2)</math> and the square of the corresponding semi-minor axis is, <math>(\lambda_1^2 - p^2z_0^2)/q^2</math>.  Now, for any chosen <math>x_0^2 \le (\lambda_1^2 - p^2z_0^2)</math>, the y-coordinate of the point on the <math>~\lambda_1</math> surface is given by the expression,
 
We also see that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>y_0^2</math>
<math>~\frac{\varpi^2}{p^2z^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>\frac{1}{q^2}\biggl[ \lambda_1^2 - p^2 z_0 -x_0^2 \biggr] \, .</math>
<math>~
(1 + p^{-2}\tan^2\theta)\biggl[1 -  \frac{ 1}{(1 + p^{-2}\tan^2\theta)} \biggr]
=
p^{-2}\tan^2\theta \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
The slope of the line that lies in the <math>z = z_0</math> plane and that is tangent to the ellipsoidal surface at <math>(x_0, y_0)</math> is,
 
====Again Consider Full 3D Ellipsoid====
Let's try to replace everywhere, <math>~[\varpi/(pz)]^2 = p^{-2}\tan^2\theta</math> with <math>~\lambda_2</math>.  This gives,
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>m \equiv \frac{dy}{dx}\biggr|_{z_0}</math>
<math>~\frac{\mathcal{D}^2}{p^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>- \frac{x_0}{q^2y_0}</math>
<math>~
\biggl[
(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi
\biggr] \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


===Speculation1===
which means that,
 
Building on our experience developing [[User:Tohline/Appendix/Ramblings/T3Integrals#Integrals_of_Motion_in_T3_Coordinates|T3 Coordinates]] and, more recently, [[User:Tohline/Appendix/Ramblings/EllipticCylinderCoordinates#T5_Coordinates|T5 Coordinates]], let's define the two "angles,"
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Zeta</math>
<math>\frac{p^2 z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\sinh^{-1}\biggl(\frac{qy}{x} \biggr)</math>
<math>~
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{[(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi]}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Upsilon</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\sinh^{-1}\biggl(\frac{pz}{x} \biggr) \, ,</math>
<math>~
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)/\tan^2\varphi}{[q^2 \lambda_2 (1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)/(q^2\tan^2\varphi) - (q^2-1)]}  
= \frac{1/\sin^2\varphi}{[q^2\lambda_2 Q^2 - (q^2-1) ]}
\, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
in which case we can write,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
<math>~\frac{q^2y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~x^2(\cosh^2\Zeta + \sinh^2\Upsilon)\, .</math>
<math>~
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } 
-
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
We speculate that the other two orthogonal coordinates may be defined by the expressions,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~x \biggl[ \sinh\Zeta \biggr]^{1/(1-q^2)}
<math>~
=
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } \biggl\{
x \biggl[ \frac{qy}{x}\biggr]^{1/(1-q^2)}
-
=
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
x \biggl[ \frac{x}{qy}\biggr]^{1/(q^2-1)}
\biggr\}
=
</math>
\biggl[ \frac{x^{q^2}}{qy}\biggr]^{1/(q^2-1)}
\, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~x \biggl[ \sinh\Upsilon \biggr]^{1/(1-p^2)}  
<math>~
=
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } \biggl\{
x \biggl[ \frac{pz}{x}\biggr]^{1/(1-p^2)}
-
=
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)/\tan^2\varphi}{ [q^2\lambda_2(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)/(q^2\tan^2\varphi) - (q^2-1) ] }
x \biggl[ \frac{x}{pz}\biggr]^{1/(p^2-1)}
\biggr\}
=
</math>
\biggl[ \frac{x^{p^2}}{pz}\biggr]^{1/(p^2-1)}  
\, .</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Some relevant partial derivatives are,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ \frac{1}{qy}\biggr]^{1/(q^2-1)} \biggl[ \frac{q^2}{q^2-1} \biggr]x^{1/(q^2-1)}
<math>~
=
\frac{ 1}{Q^2 } \biggl\{1
\biggl[ \frac{q^2}{q^2-1} \biggr]\biggl[ \frac{x}{qy}\biggr]^{1/(q^2-1)}
-
=
\frac{ 1/\sin^2\varphi}{ [q^2\lambda_2 Q^2 - (q^2-1) ] }
\biggl[ \frac{q^2}{q^2-1} \biggr]\frac{\lambda_2}{x}
\biggr\}  
\, ;
= \frac{1}{Q^2[~~]} \biggl[ [~~] - \frac{1}{\sin^2\varphi} \biggr]
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ \frac{x^{q^2}}{q}\biggr]^{1/(q^2-1)} \biggl[ \frac{1}{1-q^2} \biggr] y^{q^2/(1-q^2)}
=
- \biggl[ \frac{1}{q^2-1} \biggr] \frac{\lambda_2}{y}
\, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{p^2}{p^2-1} \biggr]\frac{\lambda_3}{x}  
1
\, ;
- \frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } \biggl\{1 
-
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
- \biggl[ \frac{1}{p^2-1} \biggr] \frac{\lambda_3}{z}  
- \frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{[(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi]}
\, .</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
And the associated scale factors are,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_2^2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl\{ \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{q^2}{q^2-1} \biggr)\frac{\lambda_2}{x} \biggr]^2 + \biggl[ - \biggl( \frac{1}{q^2-1} \biggr) \frac{\lambda_2}{y} \biggr]^2 \biggr\}^{-1}
1
- \frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) }
- \biggl\{\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
\biggr\}  
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl\{ \biggl( \frac{q^2}{q^2-1} \biggr)^2 \frac{\lambda_2^2}{x^2} + \biggl( \frac{1}{q^2-1} \biggr)^2 \frac{\lambda_2^2}{y^2} \biggr\}^{-1}
1
- \frac{ 1 }{ Q^2 }
- \biggl\{\frac{ 1/\sin^2\varphi}{ [q^2\lambda_2 Q^2 - (q^2-1) ] }
\biggr\}
=
\frac{1}{Q^2 [~~] } \biggl\{
Q^2[~~] - [~~] - \frac{Q^2}{\sin^2\varphi}
\biggr\}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\frac{x^2 + q^2y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~1
\biggl\{x^2 + q^4 y^2 \biggr\}^{-1}
- \biggl[1 + \frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) }\biggr] \biggl\{
\biggl[ \frac{(q^2 - 1)^2x^2 y^2}{\lambda_2^2} \biggr] \, ;
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
\biggr\} \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Now, notice that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_3^2</math>
<math>~\frac{q^2 y^2 Q^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~1 - \frac{1}{[~~]\sin^2\varphi} \, ,</math>
\biggl\{x^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggr\}^{-1}
\biggl[ \frac{(p^2 - 1)^2x^2 z^2}{\lambda_3^2} \biggr] \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
We can now fill in the rest of our direction-cosines table, namely,
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="60%">
<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center" colspan="4">
   <td align="right">
'''Direction Cosines for T6 Coordinates'''
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} + \frac{1}{Q^2}</math>
<br />
<math>~\gamma_{ni} = h_n \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x_i}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" width="10%"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center" colspan="3"><math>~i = x, y, z</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;<br />
<math>~x\ell_{3D}</math><br />&nbsp;
  <td align="center"><math>~q^2 y \ell_{3D}</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~p^2 z \ell_{3D}</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~q^2 y \ell_q </math>
<math>~=</math>
   <td align="center">
   </td>
<math>~-x\ell_q</math>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="center">
<math>~1 - \frac{1}{[~~]\sin^2\varphi} \, .</math>
<math>~0</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Hence,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
   <td align="right">
  <td align="center">
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} + \frac{1}{Q^2}</math>
<math>~p^2 z \ell_p</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~0</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="left">
<math>~-x\ell_p</math>
<math>~\frac{q^2 y^2 Q^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Hence,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ 0</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~Q^4 \biggl( \frac{q^2 y^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - Q^2 \biggl( \frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - 1</math>
\hat\imath \gamma_{21}
+ \hat\jmath \gamma_{22}
+\hat{k} \gamma_{23}
=
\hat\imath (q^2y\ell_q)
- \hat\jmath (x\ell_q) \, ;
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~Q^4  - Q^2 \biggl( \frac{x^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) - \biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) \, ,</math>
\hat\imath \gamma_{31}
+ \hat\jmath \gamma_{32}
+\hat{k} \gamma_{33}
=
\hat\imath (p^2z\ell_p)
-\hat{k} (x\ell_p) \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
where,
Check:
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~Q^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi}{q^2\tan^2\varphi} \, .</math>
(q^2y\ell_q)^2
+ (x\ell_q)^2
=
1 \, ;
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Solving the quadratic equation, we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
<math>~Q^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{1}{2} \biggl\{ \biggl( \frac{x^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) \pm \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{x^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr)^2 + 4\biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) \biggr]^{1 / 2}  \biggr\}</math>
(p^2z\ell_p)^2
+ (x\ell_p)^2
=
1 \, ;
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\biggl( \frac{x^2}{2q^2 y^2} \biggr) \biggl\{ 1  \pm \biggl[ 1 + 4\biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2 q^2 y^2}{x^4} \biggr) \biggr]^{1 / 2}  \biggr\} \, .</math>
(q^2y\ell_q)(p^2z\ell_p) \ne 0 \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


===Speculation2===
<table border="1" align="center" width="80%" cellpadding="10"><tr><td align="left">
 
<div align="center">'''Tentative Summary'''</div>
Try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
<math>~\lambda_1</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~(x^2 + q^2y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
\frac{x}{y^{1/q^2} z^{1/p^2}} \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
in which case,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{\lambda_2}{x} \, ,
\frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz}  
</math>
\, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
<math>~\lambda_3 = Q^2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\biggl( \frac{x^2}{2q^2 y^2} \biggr) \biggl\{ 1  \pm \biggl[ 1 + 4\biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2 q^2 y^2}{x^4} \biggr) \biggr]^{1 / 2} \biggr\} \, .</math>
\frac{x}{z^{1/p^2}} \biggl(-\frac{1}{q^2}\biggr) y^{-1/q^2 - 1}  
=
-\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}
\, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
====Partial Derivatives &amp; Scale Factors====
=====First Coordinate=====
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1} \, ,</math>
-\frac{\lambda_2}{p^2 z}
\, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
The associated scale factor is, then,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_2^2</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
<math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1} \, ,</math>
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
   </td>
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1}
</math>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
<math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1} \, .</math>
\biggl( \frac{ \lambda_2}{x} \biggr)^2
+
\biggl( -\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2y} \biggr)^2
+
\biggl( - \frac{\lambda_2}{p^2z} \biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


===Speculation3===
Try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
<math>~h_1^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{(x+p^2 z)^{1 / 2}}{y^{1/q^2} } \, ,
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
in which case,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{2y^{1/q^2}}\biggl(x + p^2z\biggr)^{- 1 / 2}
\biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2
=
+ \biggl( \frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2  
\frac{\lambda_2}{2(x + p^2z) }
+ \biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2  
\, ,
\, .</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ h_1</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left" colspan="3">
<math>~
<math>~
-\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2y}
\lambda_1 \ell_{3D} \, ,
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
 
</table>
<tr>
where,
<div align="center"><math>\ell_{3D} \equiv (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4z^2)^{-1 / 2} \, .</math></div>
As a result, the associated unit vector is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
 
\hat{\imath} h_1 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)
\, .
+ \hat{\jmath} h_1 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} h_1 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
===Speculation4===
====Development====
Here we stick with the [[#Primary_.28radial-like.29_Coordinate|primary (radial-like) coordinate as defined above]]; for example,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
<math>~
\hat{\imath} x \ell_{3D}
+ \hat{\jmath} q^2 y\ell_{3D}
+ \hat{k} p^2 z \ell_{3D}
\, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Notice that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_1</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_1</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D} \, ,</math>
<math>~
(x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2) \ell_{3D}^2 = 1 \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
=====Second Coordinate (1<sup>st</sup> Try)=====
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~[ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ]^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
<math>~
\frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr] \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 </math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\hat\imath (x \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (q^2y \ell_{3D}) + \hat{k} (p^2 z \ell_{3D}) \, .
\frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{y}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
</math>
\, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" width="80%" align="center" cellpadding="10"><tr><td align="left">
Note that, <math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_1 = 1</math>, which means that this is, indeed, a properly normalized ''unit'' vector.
</td></tr></table>
Then, drawing from our [https://www.phys.lsu.edu/astro/H_Book.current/Appendices/Mathematics/operators.tohline1.pdf earliest discussions of "T1 Coordinates"], we'll try defining the ''second'' coordinate as,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\tan^{-1} u \, ,
- \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz^2}
</math>
\, .</math>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; where,
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>


<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~u</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>\frac{y^{1/q^2}}{x} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
The relevant partial derivatives are,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~h_2^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{1 + u^2} \biggl[ - \frac{y^{1/q^2}}{x^2} \biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
=
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
- \biggl[ \frac{u}{1 + u^2}\biggr]\frac{1}{x}
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
=
- \frac{\sin\lambda_3 \cos\lambda_3}{x}  
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{1 + u^2} \biggl[ \frac{y^{(1/q^2-1)}}{q^2x} \biggr]
\biggl\{ \frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr] \biggr\}^2
=
+ \biggl\{ \frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{y}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr] \biggr\}^2
\biggl[ \frac{u}{1 + u^2}\biggr]\frac{1}{q^2y}  
+ \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz^2} \biggr\}^2
=
\frac{\sin\lambda_3 \cos\lambda_3}{q^2y} \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
which means that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_3^2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x} \biggr)^2 + \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y} \biggr)^2 \biggr]^{-1}
\biggl\{ \biggl[ \frac{x^2}{(x^2 + y^2)p^2 z^2} \biggr] \biggr\}
+ \biggl\{ \biggl[ \frac{y^2}{(x^2 + y^2)p^2 z^2} \biggr] \biggr\}
+ \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{p^2 z^4} \biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{u}{1 + u^2}\biggr]^{-2} \biggl[ \frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{1}{q^4y^2} \biggr]^{-1}
\frac{1}{p^2 z^2}  
+ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{p^2 z^4}  
=
\frac{(x^2 + y^2 + z^2)}{p^2 z^4}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~h_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{1 + u^2}{u}\biggr]^{2} \biggl[ \frac{x^2 + q^4y^2}{x^2q^4y^2} \biggr]^{-1}
\frac{p z^2}{r }
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
As a result, the associated unit vector is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~h_3</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{1 + u^2}{u}\biggr]xq^2 y \ell_q = \frac{xq^2 y \ell_q}{\sin\lambda_3 \cos\lambda_3} \, ,
\hat{\imath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
</math>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; where,
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_q</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~[x^2 + q^4 y^2]^{-1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~
\hat{\imath}  \biggl[ \frac{xz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl[ \frac{yz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
- \hat{k} \biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{r} \biggr] \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


The third row of direction cosines can now be filled in to give,
Notice that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="60%">
<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center" colspan="4">
   <td align="right">
'''Direction Cosines for T6 Coordinates'''
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
<br />
<math>~\gamma_{ni} = h_n \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x_i}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" width="10%"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center" colspan="3"><math>~i = x, y, z</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;<br />
<math>~x\ell_{3D}</math><br />&nbsp;
  <td align="center"><math>~q^2 y \ell_{3D}</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~p^2 z \ell_{3D}</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
&nbsp;<br />
<math>~=</math>
---
  </td>
<br />&nbsp;
   <td align="left">
   <td align="center">
<math>~
&nbsp;<br />
\biggl[ \frac{x^2 z^2}{r^2(x^2 + y^2)} \biggr]
---
+ \biggl[ \frac{y^2 z^2}{r^2(x^2 + y^2)} \biggr]
<br />&nbsp;
+ \biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{r^2} \biggr]
  <td align="center">
= 1 \, .
&nbsp;<br />
</math>
---
<br />&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
</table>
  <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
 
  <td align="center">
Let's check to see if this "second" unit vector is orthogonal to the "first."
<math>~-q^2 y \ell_q</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~x \ell_q</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~0</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
which means that the associated unit vector is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3 </math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
-\hat\imath (q^2 y \ell_{q}) + \hat\jmath (x \ell_{q}) \, .
x\ell_{3D} \biggl[ \frac{xz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
+ q^2 y\ell_{3D} \biggl[ \frac{yz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
- p^2 z \ell_{3D} \biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{r} \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" width="80%" align="center" cellpadding="10"><tr><td align="left">
Note that, <math>~\hat{e}_3 \cdot \hat{e}_3 = 1</math>, which means that this also is a properly normalized ''unit'' vector.  Note, as well, that the dot product between our "first" and "third" unit vectors should be zero if they are indeed orthogonal to each other.  Let's see &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3 \cdot \hat{e}_1</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
(- q^2y \ell_q)x\ell_{3D} + (x\ell_q) q^2y\ell_{3D} = 0 \, .
\ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \biggl[ \frac{x^2z}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
+ \biggl[ \frac{q^2 y^2 z}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
-  \biggl[ \frac{p^2 z(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{r} \biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Q.E.D.
</td></tr></table>
Now, even though we have not yet determined the proper expression for the "second" orthogonal coordinate, <math>~\lambda_2</math>, we should be able to obtain an expression for its associated unit vector from the cross product of the "third" and "first" unit vectors.  Specifically we find,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \equiv \hat{e}_3 \times \hat{e}_1</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\hat\imath \biggl[ (e_3)_2 (e_1)_3 - (e_3)_3(e_1)_2 \biggr]
\frac{z\ell_{3D}}{r (x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggl\{ \biggl[ x^2\biggr]
+
+ \biggl[ q^2 y^2 \biggr]
\hat\jmath \biggl[ (e_3)_3 (e_1)_1 - (e_3)_1(e_1)_3 \biggr]
\biggl[ p^2 (x^2 + y^2) \biggr]
+
\biggr\}
\hat{k} \biggl[ (e_3)_1 (e_1)_2 - (e_3)_2(e_1)_1 \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\ne</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\hat\imath \biggl[ (x \ell_q) (p^2 z \ell_{3D}) - 0 \biggr]
0 \ .
+
\hat\jmath \biggl[ 0 - (-q^2y \ell_q)(p^2z \ell_{3D}) \biggr]
+
\hat{k} \biggl[ (-q^2y \ell_q) (q^2 y \ell_{3D}) - (x\ell_q)(x\ell_{3D}) \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
=====Second Coordinate (2<sup>nd</sup> Try)=====
Let's try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\ell_q \ell_{3D}\biggl[
<math>~
\hat\imath ( xp^2 z ) + \hat\jmath ( q^2y p^2z ) - \hat{k} ( x^2 + q^4 y^2 )
\biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz}  \biggr]
\biggr]
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\ell_q \ell_{3D}\biggl[
<math>~
\hat\imath ( xp^2 z ) + \hat\jmath ( q^2y p^2z ) - \hat{k} \biggl( \frac{1}{\ell_q^2} \biggr)
\frac{x}{pz(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} } = \frac{x}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2}
\biggr] \, .
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>


<table border="1" width="80%" align="center" cellpadding="10"><tr><td align="left">
<tr>
Note that,  
  <td align="right">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{q^2 y}{pz(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} } = \frac{q^2y}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2}
\, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\ell_q^2 \ell_{3D} \biggl[
<math>~
(- q^2y )x p^2 z
\frac{\mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2z}{pz(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} }
+ (x) q^2y p^2 z   
-
\biggr] = 0 \, ;
\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz^2}  
= \frac{1}{p^2z^2 \lambda_2 } \biggl( \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2z \biggr) - \frac{\lambda_2 }{z}
= \frac{1}{p^2z^2 \lambda_2 } \biggl( \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2z  - p^2z \lambda_2^2 \biggr)
\, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
and,
 
Hence,
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~h_2^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
(x\ell_{3D})xp^2z \ell_q \ell_{3D}
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
+ (q^2y \ell_{3D}) q^2yp^2 z \ell_q \ell_{3D}
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
- (x^2 + q^4 y^2)\ell_q \ell_{3D} (p^2 z \ell_{3D} )
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~ \ell_q \ell_{3D}^2 \biggl[
<math>~  
x^2p^2z
\biggl[ \frac{x}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2} \biggr]^2
+ (q^4y^2 ) p^2 z  
+ \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2} \biggr]^2
- (x^2 + q^4 y^2) (p^2 z )
+ \biggl[ \frac{ \mathfrak{f} }{z \lambda_2 }  - \frac{\lambda_2 }{z}\biggr]^2
\biggr] = 0 \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
 
We conclude, therefore, that <math>~\hat{e}_2</math> is perpendicular to both of the other unit vectors. <font color="red">'''Hooray!'''</font>
</td></tr></table>
 
 
Filling in the second row of the direction cosines table gives,
 
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="60%">
<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center" colspan="4">
   <td align="right">
'''Direction Cosines for T6 Coordinates'''
&nbsp;
<br />
  </td>
<math>~\gamma_{ni} = h_n \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x_i}\biggr)</math>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~  
\biggl[ \frac{x^2 + q^4 y^2}{p^4 z^4 \lambda_2^2} \biggr]
+ \biggl[ \frac{1}{z\lambda_2}\biggl( \mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2 \biggr) \biggr]^2
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" width="10%"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center" colspan="3"><math>~i = x, y, z</math>
</tr>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
   <td align="right">
  <td align="center">&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;
<math>~x\ell_{3D}</math><br />&nbsp;
   </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~q^2 y \ell_{3D}</math>
   <td align="center"><math>~p^2 z \ell_{3D}</math>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~x p^2 z\ell_q \ell_{3D}</math>
<math>~=</math>
   <td align="center">
  </td>
<math>~q^2y p^2 z\ell_q \ell_{3D}</math>
   <td align="left">
  <td align="center">
<math>~ \frac{1}{p^4 z^4 \lambda_2^2}
<math>~-(x^2 + q^4y^2)\ell_q \ell_{3D} = - \ell_{3D}/\ell_q</math>
\biggl[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 \biggr]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
   <td align="right">
  <td align="center">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ h_2</math>
<math>~-q^2 y \ell_q</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~x \ell_q</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="left">
<math>~0</math>
<math>~  
\frac{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
So, the associated unit vector is,
====Analysis====
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
 
Let's break down each direction cosine into its components.
 
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\ell_q \ell_{3D} (xp^2z)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\ell_q \ell_{3D} (q^2 y p^2z) </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~- (x^2 + q^4y^2)\ell_q \ell_{3D}</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\tan^{-1}\biggl( \frac{y^{1/q^2}}{x} \biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{xq^2 y \ell_q}{\sin\lambda_3 \cos\lambda_3}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\sin\lambda_3 \cos\lambda_3}{x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~+\frac{\sin\lambda_3 \cos\lambda_3}{q^2y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~0</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-q^2 y \ell_q</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~x\ell_q</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~0</math></td>
</tr>
</table>
 
Try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\tan^{-1} w \, ,
\hat{\imath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
</math>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; where,
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~w</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}}{z^{1/p^2}}  
<math>~
~~~\Rightarrow~~~\frac{1}{z^{1 / p^2} } = \frac{w}{(x^2 + q^2 y^2)^{1 / 2}}
\hat{\imath}  \biggl\{ \frac{x}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
\, .</math>
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl\{ \frac{q^2 y}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
+ \hat{k} \biggl\{ \frac{p^2z(\mathfrak{f}-\lambda_2^2)}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\} \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


The relevant partial derivatives are,
Checking orthogonality &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}~z^{1/p^2}} \biggr]
x\ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \frac{x}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
=
+ q^2 y\ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \frac{q^2 y}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]
+ p^2 z \ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \frac{p^2z(\mathfrak{f}-\lambda_2^2)}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{ [ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} }
\frac{1}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}~z^{1/p^2}} \biggr]
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)\biggr\} \, .
=
\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{ [ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} }
\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[- \frac{1}{p^2 z} \biggr]
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)\biggr\} \, .
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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</table>
</table>


which means that,
If <math>~\mathfrak{f} = 0</math>, we have &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_2^{-2}</math>
<math>~p^2 z (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2) </math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp; &nbsp; <math>~~~\rightarrow ~~~ </math>&nbsp; &nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
\biggl[- p^2 z \lambda_2^2\biggr]_{\mathfrak{f} = 0}
+
=
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
- p^2 z\biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \cancelto{0}{\mathfrak{f} \cdot }p^2 z^2 )^{1 / 2}}{pz} \biggr]^2
+
=
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
- \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2  )}{z} \, ,</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
which, in turn, means &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\cancelto{0}{\mathfrak{f}} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{w}{1 + w^2}\biggr)^2 \frac{x^2}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^2}  \biggr]
[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 \lambda_2^4 ]^{1 / 2}
+
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{w}{1 + w^2}\biggr)^2 \frac{q^4 y^2}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^2}  \biggr]
+
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{w}{1 + w^2}\biggr)^2 \frac{1}{p^4 z^2} \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{w}{1 + w^2}\biggr)^2
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + q^4y^2)(p^4 z^2) + (x^2 + q^2y^2)^2}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^2~p^4 z^2} \biggr]
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \cancelto{0}{\mathfrak{f}\cdot} p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz}  \biggr]^4 \biggr\}^{1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ h_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{1 + w^2}{w}\biggr) \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)~p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}  \biggr\}  
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + \biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 )^{2}}{z^2}  \biggr] \biggr\}^{1 / 2}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~[(x^2 + q^4y^2)(p^4 z^2) + (x^2 + q^2y^2)^2]^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~
(x^2 + q^4 y^2)^{1 / 2} \biggl[ 1 + \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 )}{z^2} \biggr]^{1 / 2}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Hence, the trio of associated direction cosines are,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{21} = h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{1 + w^2}{w}\biggr) \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)~p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}} \biggr\}\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]
\frac{(x^2 + q^4 y^2)^{1 / 2}}{z} \biggl[ z^2 + (x^2 + q^2y^2 ) \biggr]^{1 / 2} \, ,
=
\biggl\{ \frac{x~p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}  \biggr\} \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{22} = h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{ [ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} }
\biggl( \frac{1 + w^2}{w}\biggr) \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)~p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}\biggr\} \frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)\biggr\} \, .
=
\biggl\{ \frac{q^2 y~p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}\biggr\} \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
===Speculation6===
====Determine &lambda;<sub>2</sub>====
This is very similar to the [[#Speculation2|above, Speculation2]].
Try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{23} = h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)</math>
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{1 + w^2}{w}\biggr) \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)~p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}  \biggr\}\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[- \frac{1}{p^2 z} \biggr]
\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}} \, ,
=
\biggl\{- \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)}{ \mathcal{D}}  \biggr\} \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
in which case,
<font color="red">'''VERY close!'''</font>
 
Let's examine the function, <math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>.
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<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{1}{\ell_{3D}^2 \ell_d^2}</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
(x^2 + q^4 y^2)(x^2 + q^4 y + p^4 z)
\frac{\lambda_2}{x} \, ,
=
(x^2 + q^4 y^2)p^4 z + (x^2 + q^4 y^2)^2 \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
===Eureka (NOT!)===
Try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\tan^{-1} w \, ,
\frac{x}{z^{2/p^2}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2}\biggr) y^{1/q^2 - 1}  
=
\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; where,
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~w</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}}{p^2 z}
<math>~
~~~\Rightarrow~~~\frac{1}{p^2 z } = \frac{w}{(x^2 + q^2 y^2)^{1 / 2}}
-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}
\, .</math>
\, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
The associated scale factor is, then,
The relevant partial derivatives are,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~h_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\biggl[
\frac{1}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}~p^2 z} \biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
=
+
\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
\, ,
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\biggl[
\frac{1}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}~p^2z} \biggr]
\biggl( \frac{ \lambda_2}{x} \biggr)^2
=
+
\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\lambda_2}{q^2y} \biggr)^2
\, ,
+  
\biggl( - \frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2z} \biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[
\frac{1}{1 + w^2} \biggl[- \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^{1 / 2}}{~p^2z^2} \biggr]
\frac{ 1}{x^2}
=
+  
\frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggl[- \frac{1}{z} \biggr]
\frac{1}{q^4y^2}
\, ,
+
\frac{4}{p^4z^2}  
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
which means that,
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_2^{-2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
\frac{ (q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2}{x^2 q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2}
+
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ \frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggr]^2 \biggl\{
<math>~
\biggl[  \frac{x}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)} \biggr]^2
\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[
+
\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}
\biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)}  \biggr]^2
\biggr] \, .
+
\biggl[ - \frac{1}{z} \biggr]^2
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ \frac{w}{1 + w^2} \biggr]^2 \biggl\{
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
\frac{x^2 + q^4y^2}{(x^2 + q^2y^2)^2}
+
\frac{1}{z^2}
\biggr\}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


===Speculation5===
The associated unit vector is, then,
 
====Spherical Coordinates====
 
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<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~r\cos\theta</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~z \, ,</math>
<math>~
\hat{\imath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~r\sin\theta</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
<math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl\{
\hat{\imath} \biggl( \frac{1}{x} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl( \frac{1}{q^2 y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} \biggl( -\frac{2}{p^2 z} \biggr)
\biggr\} \ .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Recalling that the unit vector associated with the "first" coordinate is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\tan\varphi</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 </math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{y}{x} \, .</math>
<math>~
\hat\imath (x \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (q^2y \ell_{3D}) + \hat{k} (p^2 z \ell_{3D}) \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
where,  
====Use &lambda;<sub>1</sub> Instead of r ====
 
Here, as above, we define,
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<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2 </math>
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
let's check to see whether the "second" unit vector is orthogonal to the "first."
Using this expression to eliminate "x" (in favor of &lambda;<sub>1</sub>) in each of the three spherical-coordinate definitions, we obtain,
 
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<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~r^2 \equiv x^2 + y^2 + z^2</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\lambda_1^2 - y^2(q^2-1) - z^2(p^2-1) \, ;</math>
<math>~
\frac{(x q^2 y p^2 z) \ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl[
1 + 1 - 2
\biggr] = 0 \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<font color="red">'''Hooray!'''</font>
====Direction Cosines for <i>Third</i> Unit Vector====
Now, what is the unit vector, <math>~\hat{e}_3</math>, that is simultaneously orthogonal to both these "first" and the "second" unit vectors?
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\tan^2\theta \equiv \frac{x^2 + y^2}{z^2}</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_3 \equiv \hat{e}_1 \times \hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{1}{z^2}\biggl[
<math>~
\lambda_1^2 -y^2(q^2-1) -p^2z^2
\hat\imath \biggl[ ( e_{1y} )( e_{2z}) - ( e_{2y} )( e_{1z}) ) \biggl]
\biggr] \, ;</math>
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ ( e_{1z} )( e_{2x}) - ( e_{2z} )( e_{1x}) ) \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ ( e_{1x} )( e_{2y}) - ( e_{2x} )( e_{1y}) ) \biggl]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{1}{\tan^2\varphi} \equiv \frac{x^2}{y^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{(x q^2 y p^2 z) \ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\frac{\lambda_1^2 - p^2z^2}{y^2} - q^2 \, .
\biggl\{
\hat\imath \biggl[ \biggl( -\frac{2 q^2y}{p^2 z} \biggr) - \biggl( \frac{p^2z}{q^2y} \biggr)  \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{p^2z}{x} \biggr) - \biggl(-\frac{2x}{p^2z} \biggr)  \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{x}{q^2y} \biggr) - \biggl( \frac{q^2y}{x} \biggr)  \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
After a bit of additional algebraic manipulation, we find that,
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{(x q^2 y p^2 z) \ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{\mathcal{D}^2} \, ,
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath \biggl[ \frac{2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2}{q^2 y p^2 z} \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ \frac{p^4z^2 + 2x^2}{xp^2 z}  \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ \frac{x^2 - q^4y^2}{x q^2y} \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl[\frac{ \mathcal{D}^2 \tan^2\varphi -  p^2 \tan^2\varphi (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) \mathcal{D}^2\biggr]
\biggl\{
\, ,
-\hat\imath \biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\} \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Is this a valid unit vector?  First, note that &hellip;
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
1 - q^2\biggl(\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - p^2\biggl(\frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}\biggr)
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
\, ,
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[
(x^2 q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4 p^4 z^2 + 4x^4q^4y^2)
(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)(p^2 + \tan^2\theta) - p^2(q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi
+ (q^8 y^4 p^4 z^2 + x^2 q^4y^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^8y^4)
\biggr] \, .
+(q^4 y^2 p^8 z^4 + x^2 p^8 z^4 + 4x^2q^4y^2 p^4 z^2)
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
As a check, let's set <math>~q^2 = p^2 = 1</math>, which should reduce to the normal spherical coordinate system.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
r^2 \, ,
6x^2 q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4(p^4 z^2 + 4 q^4y^2)
</math>
+ q^8 y^4(p^4 z^2  + 4x^2)
  </td>
+p^8z^4(x^2 + q^4 y^2 )\, .
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[
(1 + \tan^2\varphi)(1 + \tan^2\theta)
\biggr] \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<span id="Eureka">Then we have,</span>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2}\hat{e}_3 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{1+\tan^2\theta} = \cos^2\theta = \frac{z^2}{r^2} \, ;
\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]^2
+
\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]^2
+
\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[\frac{(1 + \tan^2\varphi)(1 + \tan^2\theta) \tan^2\varphi -  \tan^2\varphi (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{(1+\tan^2\varphi) (1 + \tan^2\varphi)(1 + \tan^2\theta)}  \biggr]
x^2(4 q^8y^4 + 4q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4 )  
+
q^4 y^2(p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2 + 4x^4 )  
+
p^4z^2( x^4 - 2x^2q^4 y^2 + q^8y^4 )  
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\tan^2\varphi}{(1 + \tan^2\varphi)}
<math>~
\biggl[\frac{\tan^2\theta }{ (1 + \tan^2\theta)}  \biggr]
4 x^2 q^8y^4 + 4x^2 q^4y^2p^4z^2 + x^2 p^8z^4
= \sin^2\theta \sin^2\varphi
+
= \frac{y^2}{r^2} \,;
q^4 y^2p^8z^4 + 4x^2q^4 y^2p^4z^2 + 4x^4q^4 y^2  
+
x^4p^4z^2 - 2x^2q^4 y^2p^4z^2 + q^8y^4p^4z^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
1 - \biggl(\frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - \biggl(\frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}\biggr)
6x^2 q^4y^2p^4z^2
\, ,
+  p^8z^4 (x^2  +q^4 y^2)
+  x^4(4q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2)
+ q^8 y^4(4 x^2 + p^4z^2 )  
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
1 - \sin^2\theta \sin^2\varphi - \cos^2\theta
\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2} \, ,
=
- \sin^2\theta \sin^2\varphi + \sin^2\theta
=
\sin^2\theta \cos^2\varphi = \frac{x^2}{r^2}
\, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
which means that, <math>~\hat{e}_3\cdot \hat{e}_3 = 1</math>.  &nbsp; &nbsp;<font color="red">'''Hooray! Again (11/11/2020)!'''</font>


====Relationship To T3 Coordinates====
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
 
<tr>
If we set, <math>~q = 1</math>, but continue to assume that <math>~p > 1</math>, we expect to see a representation that resembles our previously discussed, [[User:Tohline/Appendix/Ramblings/T3Integrals#Integrals_of_Motion_in_T3_Coordinates|T3 Coordinates]].  Note, for example, that the new "radial" coordinate is,
  <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates'''</td>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
<math>~\lambda_1^2</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}\biggr] </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{x}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2y}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(-\frac{2}{p^2z}\biggr)</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="9">
<table border="0" cellpadding="8" align="center">
 
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
(\varpi^2 + p^2z^2) \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}^2</math>
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
\biggl[
  </td>
(1 + \tan^2\varphi)(p^2 + \tan^2\theta)  
</tr>
\biggr]  \, .
 
</math>
</table>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Let's double-check whether this "third" unit vector is orthogonal to both the "first" and the "second" unit vectors.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{p^2z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{ p^2}{(p^2 + \tan^2\theta)} = \frac{ 1}{(1 + p^{-2} \tan^2\theta)}\, ,</math>
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}^2}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl\{
-x \biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
+ q^2 y  \biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 ) \biggl]
+ p^2 \biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}  
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\varpi^2}{\lambda_1^2} = \frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} + \frac{y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~1 -  p^2 \biggl( \frac{z^2}{\lambda_1^2}\biggr)
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}^2}{\mathcal{D}}  
=
\biggl\{
\biggl[1 -  \frac{ 1}{(1 + p^{-2}\tan^2\theta)} \biggr] \, .</math>
- (2 x^2q^4y^2 + x^2p^4z^2 )
+ (q^4 y^2 p^4z^2 + 2x^2 q^4 y^2)
+ ( x^2p^4z^2  - q^4y^2 p^4z^2 )  
\biggr\}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
We also see that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\varpi^2}{p^2z^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\rightarrow</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
(1 + p^{-2}\tan^2\theta)\biggl[1 -  \frac{ 1}{(1 + p^{-2}\tan^2\theta)} \biggr]
0 \, ,
=
p^{-2}\tan^2\theta \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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</table>
</table>


 
and,
====Again Consider Full 3D Ellipsoid====
Let's try to replace everywhere, <math>~[\varpi/(pz)]^2 = p^{-2}\tan^2\theta</math> with <math>~\lambda_2</math>.  This gives,


<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\mathcal{D}^2}{p^2}</math>
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \cdot \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl[  
\biggl\{
(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi
- \biggl[ (2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr] \, .
\biggl[ (p^4z^2 + 2x^2 ) \biggl]
- \biggl[ 2( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
which means that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>\frac{p^2 z^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{[(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi]}
0 \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<font color="red">'''Q. E. D.'''</font>
<!-- TEST -->
====Search for <i>Third</i> Coordinate Expression====
Let's try &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m </math>
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)/\tan^2\varphi}{[q^2 \lambda_2 (1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)/(q^2\tan^2\varphi) - (q^2-1)]}
= \frac{1/\sin^2\varphi}{[q^2\lambda_2 Q^2 - (q^2-1) ]}
\, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{q^2y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } 
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{n / 2} (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- m / 2}
-
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } \biggl\{
\ell_{3D}^m \biggl[ \frac{n}{2} \biggl(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 \biggr)^{n / 2 - 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)\biggr]
-
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } \biggl\{
+ \mathcal{D}^n \biggl[ - \frac{m}{2} (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- m / 2 - 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )\biggr]
-
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)/\tan^2\varphi}{ [q^2\lambda_2(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)/(q^2\tan^2\varphi) - (q^2-1) ] }
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{ 1}{Q^2 } \biggl\{
\mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m \biggl[ \frac{n}{2} \biggl(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 \biggr)^{- 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)\biggr]
-
\frac{ 1/\sin^2\varphi}{ [q^2\lambda_2 Q^2 - (q^2-1) ] }
\biggr\}
= \frac{1}{Q^2[~~]} \biggl[ [~~] - \frac{1}{\sin^2\varphi} \biggr]
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
1
+ \mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m \biggl[ - \frac{m}{2} (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )\biggr] \, .
- \frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) } \biggl\{
-
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Hence,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\frac{1}{\mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m} \cdot \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
&nbsp;
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
- \frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{[(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi]}
\frac{n}{2\mathcal{D}^2}\frac{\partial}{\partial x} \biggl[q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 \biggr]
-
\frac{m \ell_{3D}^2}{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \biggl[ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~x \biggl\{
1
\frac{n}{\mathcal{D}^2}\biggl[p^4 z^2 + 4q^4y^2 \biggr]
- \frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) }  
-
- \biggl\{\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
m \ell_{3D}^2  
\biggr\}  
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~x \biggl\{
1
\frac{n (p^4 z^2 + 4q^4y^2)}{ ( q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 ) }
- \frac{ 1 }{ Q^2 }
-
- \biggl\{\frac{ 1/\sin^2\varphi}{ [q^2\lambda_2 Q^2 - (q^2-1) ] }
\frac{m}{ ( x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) }  
\biggr\}
=
\frac{1}{Q^2 [~~] } \biggl\{
Q^2[~~] - [~~] - \frac{Q^2}{\sin^2\varphi}
\biggr\}
\biggr\}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
This is overly cluttered!  Let's try, instead &hellip;
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x^2 + q^2y^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
<math>~A \equiv \ell_{3D}^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~1
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \, ,</math>
- \biggl[1 + \frac{ q^2 \tan^2\varphi }{(1+q^2\tan^2\varphi) }\biggr] \biggl\{
\frac{ (1+\tan^2\varphi)}{ [(1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi)\lambda_2 - (q^2-1)\tan^2\varphi] }
\biggr\} \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</table>
   <td align="right">
 
<math>~B \equiv \mathcal{D}^2</math>
Now, notice that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{q^2 y^2 Q^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~1 - \frac{1}{[~~]\sin^2\varphi} \, ,</math>
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
and,
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} + \frac{1}{Q^2}</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~1 - \frac{1}{[~~]\sin^2\varphi} \, .</math>
<math>~2x \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Hence,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} + \frac{1}{Q^2}</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial A}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{q^2 y^2 Q^2}{\lambda_1^2}</math>
<math>~2q^4 y \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ 0</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial A}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~Q^4 \biggl( \frac{q^2 y^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - Q^2 \biggl( \frac{x^2}{\lambda_1^2} \biggr) - 1</math>
<math>~ 2p^4 z\, ;</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~ \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~Q^4  - Q^2 \biggl( \frac{x^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) - \biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) \, ,</math>
<math>~2x( 4q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~Q^2</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial B}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{1 + q^2\tan^2\varphi}{q^2\tan^2\varphi} \, .</math>
<math>~2q^4 y (p^4 z^2 + 4x^2) \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Solving the quadratic equation, we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~Q^2</math>
<math>~\frac{\partial B}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{1}{2} \biggl\{ \biggl( \frac{x^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) \pm \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{x^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr)^2 + 4\biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2}{q^2 y^2} \biggr) \biggr]^{1 / 2}  \biggr\}</math>
<math>~ 2p^4 z(q^4 y^2 + x^2)\, .</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
Now, let's assume that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{x^2}{2q^2 y^2} \biggr) \biggl\{ 1  \pm \biggl[ 1 + 4\biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2 q^2 y^2}{x^4} \biggr) \biggr]^{1 / 2}  \biggr\} \, .</math>
<math>~\biggl( \frac{A}{B} \biggr)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" width="80%" cellpadding="10"><tr><td align="left">
<div align="center">'''Tentative Summary'''</div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ \frac{ \partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^2y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
<math>~
\frac{1}{2 (AB)^{1 / 2}} \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
-
\frac{A^{1 / 2}}{2 B^{3 / 2}} \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{\lambda_3}{2AB}
\frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz}  
\biggl[
\, ,</math>
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}  
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i}
\biggr]
\, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3 = Q^2</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{x^2}{2q^2 y^2} \biggr) \biggl\{ \pm \biggl[ 1 + 4\biggl( \frac{\lambda_1^2 q^2 y^2}{x^4} \biggr) \biggr]^{1 / 2} \biggr\} \, .</math>
<math>~
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
-
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i} \, .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


</td></tr></table>
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
 
Looking ahead &hellip;
====Partial Derivatives &amp; Scale Factors====
=====First Coordinate=====
 
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1} \, ,</math>
<math>~
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr] \biggr\}^2
+
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr] \biggr\}^2
+
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}  
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr] \biggr\}^2
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \biggl[\frac{2AB}{\lambda_3}  \biggr]^2 h_3^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1} \, ,</math>
<math>~
   </td>
\biggl[
</tr>
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
 
-
<tr>
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
   <td align="right">
\biggr]^2
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}</math>
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]^2
</math>
   </td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \biggl[\frac{\lambda_3}{2AB}  \biggr] h_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1} \, .</math>
<math>~
\biggl\{\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]^2
\biggr\}^{-1 / 2}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Then, for example,


<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_1^{-2}</math>
<math>~\gamma_{31} \equiv h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x} \biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
-
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]
\biggl\{\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]^2
\biggr\}^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
As a result, we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~2x \biggl[
\biggl( \frac{x}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2  
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
+ \biggl( \frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2  
-
+ \biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1} \biggr)^2
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) ( 4q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \biggr]
\, .</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ h_1</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left" colspan="3">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~2x \biggl[
\lambda_1 \ell_{3D} \, ,
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(4x^2q^4y^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4q^8y^4 + q^4y^2 p^4z^2 + 4q^4y^2 p^4 z^2 + p^8z^4) \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<div align="center"><math>\ell_{3D} \equiv (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4z^2)^{-1 / 2} \, .</math></div>
As a result, the associated unit vector is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~2x \biggl
\hat{\imath} h_1 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)
-
+ \hat{\jmath} h_1 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y} \biggr)
(4q^8y^4  + 4q^4y^2 p^4 z^2 + p^8z^4) \biggr]
+ \hat{k} h_1 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-2x (2q^4y^2 + p^4z^2)^2  
\hat{\imath} x \ell_{3D}
+ \hat{\jmath} q^2 y\ell_{3D}
+ \hat{k} p^2 z \ell_{3D}
\, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Notice that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_1</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-8x \biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2  
(x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2) \ell_{3D}^2 = 1 \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
=====Second Coordinate (1<sup>st</sup> Try)=====
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ AB \biggr] \frac{\partial \ln\lambda_3}{\partial \ln{x}}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-\biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2 \, ;
\frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr] \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{y}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
2q^4y\biggl[
\, ,</math>
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) (p^4 z^2 + 4x^2)
\biggr]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
- \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz^2}
2q^4y\biggl[
\, .</math>
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
-
( x^2p^4z^2 + 4x^4 + q^4y^2p^4z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 + p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2)
\biggr]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~h_2^{-2}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
-2q^4y( 4x^4 + p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2)
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl\{ \frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{x}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr] \biggr\}^2
-2q^4y( 2x^2 + p^4z^2 )^2
+ \biggl\{ \frac{1}{pz} \biggl[ \frac{y}{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr] \biggr\}^2
+ \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz^2} \biggr\}^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ AB \biggr] \frac{\partial \ln\lambda_3}{\partial \ln{y} }</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl\{ \biggl[ \frac{x^2}{(x^2 + y^2)p^2 z^2} \biggr] \biggr\}
- \biggl[2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr) \biggr]^2 \, ;
+ \biggl\{ \biggl[ \frac{y^2}{(x^2 + y^2)p^2 z^2} \biggr] \biggr\}
+ \biggl\{ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{p^2 z^4} \biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~2p^4 z \biggl[
\frac{1}{p^2 z^2}
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
+ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{p^2 z^4}
-
=
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) (q^4 y^2 + x^2)
\frac{(x^2 + y^2 + z^2)}{p^2 z^4}
\biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~h_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~2p^4 z \biggl[
\frac{p z^2}{r }
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(x^2q^4y^2 + x^4 + q^8y^4 + x^2q^4y^2 + q^4y^2p^4z^2 + x^2p^4z^2)
\biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
As a result, the associated unit vector is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~2p^4 z \biggl[
\hat{\imath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)
( 2x^2q^4y^2)
+ \hat{\jmath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)
-
+ \hat{k} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)
( x^4 + q^8y^4 )
\biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-2p^4 z \biggl[
\hat{\imath}  \biggl[ \frac{xz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
x^4 + q^8y^4
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl[ \frac{yz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
- 2x^2q^4y^2
- \hat{k} \biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{r} \biggr] \, .
\biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</table>
</tr>
 
Notice that,
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-2p^4 z (x^2 - q^4y^2 )^2
\biggl[ \frac{x^2 z^2}{r^2(x^2 + y^2)} \biggr]
+ \biggl[ \frac{y^2 z^2}{r^2(x^2 + y^2)} \biggr]
+ \biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)}{r^2} \biggr]
= 1 \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Let's check to see if this "second" unit vector is orthogonal to the "first."
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ AB \biggr] \frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln{z}}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-4 \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{p^4 z^2}{4} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 )^2 \biggr]
x\ell_{3D} \biggl[ \frac{xz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
+ q^2 y\ell_{3D} \biggl[ \frac{yz}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
- p^2 z \ell_{3D} \biggl[ \frac{(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{r} \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~-\biggl[ 2\biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{2} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^2
\ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \biggl[ \frac{x^2z}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
\, .
+ \biggl[ \frac{q^2 y^2 z}{r(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggr]
-  \biggl[ \frac{p^2 z(x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}}{r} \biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<font color="red">'''Wow! &nbsp; Really close!''' (13 November 2020)</font>
Just for fun, let's see what we get for <math>~h_3</math>.  It is given by the expression,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{z\ell_{3D}}{r (x^2 + y^2)^{1 / 2}} \biggl\{ \biggl[ x^2\biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl[ q^2 y^2 \biggr]
+\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
\biggl[ p^2 (x^2 + y^2) \biggr]
+\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
\biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\ne</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
0 \ .
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{ABx} \biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2 \biggr\}^2
+\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{ABy} \biggl[2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr) \biggr]^2 \biggr\}^2
+\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{ABz} \biggl[ 2\biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{2} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^2 \biggr\}^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>


 
<tr>
=====Second Coordinate (2<sup>nd</sup> Try)=====
   <td align="right">
 
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ \biggl[ \frac{AB}{\lambda_3}\biggr]^2 h_3^{-2}</math>
Let's try,
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<tr>
   <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz} \biggr]
\biggl\{ \frac{1}{x^2} \biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^4 \biggr\}
\, ,
+\biggl\{ \frac{1}{y^2} \biggl[2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr) \biggr]^4 \biggr\}
+\biggl\{ \frac{1}{z^2} \biggl[ 2\biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{2} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^4 \biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
====Fiddle Around====
Let &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~\mathcal{L}_x</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{x}{pz(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} } = \frac{x}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2}
- \biggl[
\, ,
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}  
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~8x \biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2  
\frac{q^2 y}{pz(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} } = \frac{q^2y}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\frac{2}{x} \biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2  
\frac{\mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2z}{pz(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} }
-
\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz^2} 
= \frac{1}{p^2z^2 \lambda_2 } \biggl( \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2z \biggr) - \frac{\lambda_2 }{z}
= \frac{1}{p^2z^2 \lambda_2 } \biggl( \mathfrak{f}\cdot p^2z  - p^2z \lambda_2^2 \biggr)
\, .
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Hence,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_2^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~8x~\mathfrak{F}_x(y,z)  
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\mathcal{L}_y</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~  
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{x}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2} \biggr]^2
- \biggl[
+ \biggl[ \frac{q^2y}{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2} \biggr]^2
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}  
+ \biggl[ \frac{ \mathfrak{f} }{z \lambda_2 }  - \frac{\lambda_2 }{z}\biggr]^2
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]  
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~  
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{x^2 + q^4 y^2}{p^4 z^4 \lambda_2^2} \biggr]
8q^4y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2
+ \biggl[ \frac{1}{z\lambda_2}\biggl( \mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2 \biggr) \biggr]^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
  <td align="center">
 
<math>~=</math>
<tr>
  </td>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="left">
&nbsp;
<math>~
\frac{2}{y} \biggl[ 2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{1}{p^4 z^4 \lambda_2^2}
<math>~8y~\mathfrak{F}_y(x,z)  
\biggl[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 \biggr]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ h_2</math>
<math>~\mathcal{L}_z</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~  
<math>~
\frac{p^2 z^2 \lambda_2}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \, .
-\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}  
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
So, the associated unit vector is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\hat{\imath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)
2p^4 z \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)^2
+ \hat{\jmath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\hat{\imath}  \biggl\{ \frac{x}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
\frac{2}{z} \biggl[p^2 z \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)\biggr]^2
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl\{ \frac{q^2 y}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
+ \hat{k} \biggl\{ \frac{p^2z(\mathfrak{f}-\lambda_2^2)}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\} \, .
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</table>
Checking orthogonality &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~8z~\mathfrak{F}_z(x,y)  
x\ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \frac{x}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
+ q^2 y\ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \frac{q^2 y}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
+ p^2 z \ell_{3D} \biggl\{ \frac{p^2z(\mathfrak{f}-\lambda_2^2)}{[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} } \biggr\}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
With this shorthand in place, we can write,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\hat{e}_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{ [ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} }
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)\biggr\} \, .
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath \biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}  
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{ [ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} }
<math>~
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)\biggr\} \, .
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}}  
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath \biggl[ \frac{x \mathcal{L}_x}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ \frac{y \mathcal{L}_y}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ \frac{z \mathcal{L}_z}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
\biggr\}  
\, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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</table>
</table>


If <math>~\mathfrak{f} = 0</math>, we have &hellip;
We therefore also recognize that,
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<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~p^2 z (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2) </math>
<math>~h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
&nbsp; &nbsp; <math>~~~\rightarrow ~~~ </math>&nbsp; &nbsp;
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[- p^2 z \lambda_2^2\biggr]_{\mathfrak{f} = 0}
-\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ \frac{x \mathcal{L}_x}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}  
=
</math>
- p^2 z\biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \cancelto{0}{\mathfrak{f} \cdot }p^2 z^2 )^{1 / 2}}{pz}  \biggr]^2
=
- \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2  )}{z} \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
which, in turn, means &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
 
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\cancelto{0}{\mathfrak{f}} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
[ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 \lambda_2^4 ]^{1 / 2}
-\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ 4x^2 ~\mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 + \cancelto{0}{\mathfrak{f}\cdot} p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2}}{pz}  \biggr]^4 \biggr\}^{1 / 2}
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ \frac{y \mathcal{L}_y}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + \biggl[\frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 )^{2}}{z^2} \biggr] \biggr\}^{1 / 2}
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ 4y^2~\mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
(x^2 + q^4 y^2)^{1 / 2} \biggl[ 1 + \frac{(x^2 + q^2y^2 )}{z^2} \biggr]^{1 / 2}
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ \frac{z \mathcal{L}_z}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}  
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{(x^2 + q^4 y^2)^{1 / 2}}{z} \biggl[ z^2 + (x^2 + q^2y^2 ) \biggr]^{1 / 2} \, ,
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ 4z^2~\mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
and,
 
Now, if &#8212; and it is a BIG "if" &#8212; <math>~h_3 = h_0(AB)^{-1 / 2}</math>, then we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~h_0 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{ [ x^2 + q^4 y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)^2 ]^{1 / 2} }
<math>~
\biggl\{ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 (\mathfrak{f} - \lambda_2^2)\biggr\} \, .
-\biggl[ 4x^2 ~\mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2}  
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
===Speculation6===
====Determine &lambda;<sub>2</sub>====
This is very similar to the [[#Speculation2|above, Speculation2]].
Try,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}} \, ,
-2x \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
in which case,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x}</math>
<math>~h_0 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{\lambda_2}{x} \, ,
\biggl[ 4y^2~\mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2}  
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{x}{z^{2/p^2}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2}\biggr) y^{1/q^2 - 1}
2y \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
=
\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}
\, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z}</math>
<math>~h_0 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}\biggr)</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}
\biggl[ 4z^2~\mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2}  
\, .
</math>
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
The associated scale factor is, then,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_2</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
2z\biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ h_0 \lambda_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{ \lambda_2}{x} \biggr)^2
-x^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+  
+ y^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2}
\biggl( \frac{\lambda_2}{q^2y} \biggr)^2
+ z^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, .
+  
\biggl( - \frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2z} \biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
But if this is the correct expression for <math>~\lambda_3</math> and its three partial derivatives, then it must be true that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[
<math>~
\frac{ 1}{x^2}
\biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
+  
+
\frac{1}{q^4y^2}
\biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
+  
+
\frac{4}{p^4z^2}  
\biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \biggl( \frac{h_3}{h_0}\biggr)^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[
<math>~
\frac{ (q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2}{x^2 q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2}
4x^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]
\biggr]^{-1 / 2}
+
4y^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]
+
4z^2\biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[
4x^2 \biggl[ \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2 \biggl]
\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}
+
\biggr] \, .
4y^2 \biggl[ q^4\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2\biggl]
+
4z^2\biggl[ \frac{p^4}{4}\biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)^2 \biggl]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~
x^2 (2q^4y^2  + p^4z^2 )^2
+
q^4 y^2( 2x^2 + p^4z^2 )^2
+
p^4 z^2 (x^2 - q^4y^2 )^2  
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


The associated unit vector is, then,
Well &hellip; the right-hand side of this expression is identical to the right-hand side of the [[#Eureka|above expression]], where we showed that it equals <math>~(\ell_{3D}/\mathcal{D})^{-2}</math>.  That is to say, we are now showing that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~\biggl( \frac{h_3}{h_0}\biggr)^{-2}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2} = [AB]</math>
\hat{\imath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial x} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} h_2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_2}{\partial z} \biggr)
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{h_3}{h_0}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl\{
<math>~(AB)^{-1 / 2} \, .</math>
\hat{\imath} \biggl( \frac{1}{x} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl( \frac{1}{q^2 y} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} \biggl( -\frac{2}{p^2 z} \biggr)
\biggr\} \ .
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
And this is ''precisely'' what, just a few lines above, we hypothesized the functional expression for <math>~h_3</math> ought to be.  <font color="red">'''EUREKA!'''</font>
====Summary====


Recalling that the unit vector associated with the "first" coordinate is,
In summary, then &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 </math>
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\hat\imath (x \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (q^2y \ell_{3D}) + \hat{k} (p^2 z \ell_{3D}) \, ,
-x^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ y^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ z^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
<math>~
-x^2 \biggl[\biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2 \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ y^2 \biggl[ q^4\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2\biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ z^2 \biggl[ \frac{p^4}{4} \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)^2 \biggl]^{1 / 2}  
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
let's check to see whether the "second" unit vector is orthogonal to the "first."
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_2</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\frac{(x q^2 y p^2 z) \ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl[
-x^2 \biggl(q^4y^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)
1 + 1 - 2
+ q^2y^2 \biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)
\biggr] = 0 \, .
+ \frac{p^2 z^2}{2} \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr) \, ,
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
and,


<font color="red">'''Hooray!'''</font>


====Direction Cosines for <i>Third</i> Unit Vector====
Now, what is the unit vector, <math>~\hat{e}_3</math>, that is simultaneously orthogonal to both these "first" and the "second" unit vectors?
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3 \equiv \hat{e}_1 \times \hat{e}_2</math>
<math>~h_3</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~(AB)^{-1 / 2} </math>
\hat\imath \biggl[ ( e_{1y} )( e_{2z}) - ( e_{2y} )( e_{1z}) ) \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ ( e_{1z} )( e_{2x}) - ( e_{2z} )( e_{1x}) ) \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ ( e_{1x} )( e_{2y}) - ( e_{2x} )( e_{1y}) ) \biggl]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{(x q^2 y p^2 z) \ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
<math>~\biggl[
\biggl\{
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
\hat\imath \biggl[ \biggl( -\frac{2 q^2y}{p^2 z} \biggr) - \biggl( \frac{p^2z}{q^2y} \biggr)  \biggl]
\biggr]^{-1 / 2} \, .</math>
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{p^2z}{x} \biggr) - \biggl(-\frac{2x}{p^2z} \biggr) \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{x}{q^2y} \biggr) - \biggl( \frac{q^2y}{x} \biggr)  \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
No!  Once again this does not work.  The direction cosines &#8212; and, hence, the components of the <math>~\hat{e}_3</math> unit vector &#8212; are not correct!
===Speculation7===


<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
&nbsp;
   <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
   </td>
   <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
<math>~=</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
  </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
   <td align="left">
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
<math>~\frac{(x q^2 y p^2 z) \ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}  
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
\biggl\{
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
-\hat\imath \biggl[ \frac{2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2}{q^2 y p^2 z} \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ \frac{p^4z^2 + 2x^2}{xp^2 z} \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ \frac{x^2 - q^4y^2}{x q^2y} \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
&nbsp;
  <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
   </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
   <td align="center">
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
<math>~=</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
   </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
   <td align="left">
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}  
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
\biggl\{
  <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
-\hat\imath \biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
</tr>
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]
 
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
<tr>
\biggr\} \, .
   <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
</math>
   <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}}</math></td>
  </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}\biggr] </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{x}</math></td>
   <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}</math></td>
   <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{x}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2y}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(-\frac{2}{p^2z}\biggr)</math></td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>


Is this a valid unit vector?  First, note that &hellip;
<tr>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
  <td align="left" colspan="9">
<table border="0" cellpadding="8" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2}</math>
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
(x^2 q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4 p^4 z^2 + 4x^4q^4y^2)
  </td>
+ (q^8 y^4 p^4 z^2 + x^2 q^4y^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^8y^4)
</tr>
+(q^4 y^2 p^8 z^4 + x^2 p^8 z^4 + 4x^2q^4y^2 p^4 z^2)
 
</math>
</table>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
On my white-board I have shown that, if
<div align="center">
<math>~\lambda_3 \equiv \ell_{3D} \mathcal{D} \, ,</math>
</div>
then everything will work out as long as,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
&nbsp;
<math>~\mathcal{L}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
6x^2 q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4(p^4 z^2 + 4 q^4y^2)
\biggl(\frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^2 \frac{1}{\ell_{3D}^4} \, ,
+ q^8 y^4(p^4 z^2 + 4x^2)
+p^8z^4(x^2 + q^4 y^2 )\, .
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
where,
<span id="Eureka">Then we have,</span>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2}\hat{e}_3 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
<math>~\mathcal{L}</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
<math>~\equiv</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]^2
x^2 (2q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2 )^4
+
+
\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 ) \biggl]^2
q^8 y^2 (2x^2 + p^4 z^2)^4
+
+
\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]^2
p^8z^2( x^2 - q^4y^2)^4
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
x^2(4 q^8y^4 + 4q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4 )  
x^2 (4q^8 y^4 + 4q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4 )^2
+
+
q^4 y^2(p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2 + 4x^4 )  
q^8 y^2 (4x^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2 + p^8 z^4)^2
+
+
p^4z^2( x^4 - 2x^2q^4 y^2 + q^8y^4 )  
p^8z^2( x^4 - 2x^2q^4y^2 + q^8y^4)^2
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
4 x^2 q^8y^4 + 4x^2 q^4y^2p^4z^2 + x^2 p^8z^4
x^2  
[16q^{16}y^8 + 16q^{12}y^6p^4z^2 + 4q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 16q^{12}y^6p^4z^2 + 16q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 4q^4y^2p^{12}z^6 + 4q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 4q^4y^2 p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
+
q^4 y^2p^8z^4 + 4x^2q^4 y^2p^4z^2 + 4x^4q^4 y^2
q^8 y^2
+
[16x^8 + 16x^6p^4z^2 + 4x^4p^8z^4 + 16x^6p^4z^2 + 16x^4p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^{12}z^6 + 4x^4p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
x^4p^4z^2 - 2x^2q^4 y^2p^4z^2 + q^8y^4p^4z^2 
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
6x^2 q^4y^2p^4z^2  
+
+ p^8z^4 (x^2 +q^4 y^2)
p^8z^2  
+ x^4(4q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2)
[x^8 - 2x^6q^4y^2 + x^4q^8y^4 - 2x^6q^4y^2 + 4x^4q^8y^4 - 2x^2q^{12}y^6 + x^4q^8y^4 - 2x^2q^{12}y^6 + q^{16}y^8]
+ q^8 y^4(4 x^2  + p^4z^2 )
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2} \, ,
x^2
[16q^{16}y^8 + 32q^{12}y^6p^4z^2 + 24q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 8q^4y^2p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
which means that, <math>~\hat{e}_3\cdot \hat{e}_3 = 1</math>.  &nbsp; &nbsp;<font color="red">'''Hooray! Again (11/11/2020)!'''</font>


<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates'''</td>
   <td align="right">
</tr>
&nbsp;
<tr>
   </td>
   <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
&nbsp;
   <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
   </td>
   <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
   <td align="left">
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
<math>~
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
+
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
q^8 y^2
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
[16x^8 + 32x^6p^4z^2 + 24x^4p^8z^4  + 8x^2p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
   <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
</math>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
&nbsp;
   <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
   </td>
   <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
&nbsp;
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
   </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
   <td align="left">
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
<math>~
   <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
+
p^8z^2  
[x^8 - 4x^6q^4y^2 + 6x^4q^8y^4 - 4x^2q^{12}y^6 + q^{16}y^8]
</math>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Let's check this out.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
   <td align="right">
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}}</math></td>
<math>~\mathrm{RHS}~\equiv \biggl(\frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^2 \frac{1}{\ell_{3D}^4}</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}\biggr] </math></td>
   </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{x}</math></td>
   <td align="center">
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}</math></td>
<math>~=</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}</math></td>
   </td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{x}\biggr)</math></td>
   <td align="left">
  <td align="center"><math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2y}\biggr)</math></td>
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^3</math>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(-\frac{2}{p^2z}\biggr)</math></td>
  </td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
   <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
   <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
   <td align="center">---</td>
   <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="9">
<table border="0" cellpadding="8" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)[x^4 + 2x^2q^4y^2 + 2x^2p^4z^2 +q^8y^4 + 2q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4]</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
<math>~=</math>
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
<math>~
  </td>
[(6x^2q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4 p^4 z^2 + 4x^4q^4y^2)
</tr>
+
 
(q^8 y^4 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^8 y^4)
</table>
+
(q^4 y^2 p^8 z^4 + x^2 p^8 z^4 )]
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
Let's double-check whether this "third" unit vector is orthogonal to both the "first" and the "second" unit vectors.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">


<tr>
<tr>
   <td align="right">
   <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}^2}{\mathcal{D}}
<math>~\times [x^4 + 2x^2q^4y^2 + 2x^2p^4z^2 +q^8y^4 + 2q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4]</math>
\biggl\{
-x \biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
+ q^2 y  \biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]
+ p^2 z  \biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}^2}{\mathcal{D}}
<math>~
\biggl\{
[6x^2q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4(p^4 z^2 + 4q^4y^2)
- (2 x^2q^4y^2 + x^2p^4z^2 )  
+
+ (q^4 y^2 p^4z^2 + 2x^2 q^4 y^2)  
q^8 y^4(p^4 z^2 + 4x^2)
+ ( x^2p^4z^2  - q^4y^2 p^4z^2 )  
+
\biggr\}
p^8 z^4 (q^4 y^2 + x^2 )]
</math>
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
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   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="center">
   <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
&nbsp;
   </td>
   </td>
   <td align="left">
   <td align="left">
<math>~
<math>~\times [x^4 + 2x^2q^4y^2 + 2x^2p^4z^2 +q^8y^4 + 2q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4]</math>
0 \, ,
</math>
   </td>
   </td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2 \cdot \hat{e}_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \cdot \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl\{
- \biggl[ (2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
+  \biggl[ (p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]
- \biggl[ 2( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
0 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<font color="red">'''Q. E. D.'''</font>
====Search for <i>Third</i> Coordinate Expression====
Let's try &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m </math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{n / 2} (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- m / 2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\ell_{3D}^m \biggl[ \frac{n}{2} \biggl(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 \biggr)^{n / 2 - 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \mathcal{D}^n \biggl[ - \frac{m}{2} (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- m / 2 - 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m \biggl[ \frac{n}{2} \biggl(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 \biggr)^{- 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m \biggl[ - \frac{m}{2} (x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1} \biggr] \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \biggl[(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )\biggr] \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Hence,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{1}{\mathcal{D}^n \ell_{3D}^m} \cdot \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{n}{2\mathcal{D}^2}\frac{\partial}{\partial x} \biggl[q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 \biggr]
-
\frac{m \ell_{3D}^2}{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \biggl[ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~x \biggl\{
\frac{n}{\mathcal{D}^2}\biggl[p^4 z^2 + 4q^4y^2 \biggr]
-
m \ell_{3D}^2
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~x \biggl\{
\frac{n (p^4 z^2 + 4q^4y^2)}{ ( q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 ) }
-
\frac{m}{ ( x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) }
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
This is overly cluttered!  Let's try, instead &hellip;
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~A \equiv \ell_{3D}^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \, ,</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~B \equiv \mathcal{D}^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial A}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2q^4 y \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial A}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ 2p^4 z\, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x( 4q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial B}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2q^4 y (p^4 z^2 + 4x^2) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial B}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ 2p^4 z(q^4 y^2 + x^2)\, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
Now, let's assume that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{A}{B} \biggr)^{1 / 2} \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ \frac{ \partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{2 (AB)^{1 / 2}} \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
-
\frac{A^{1 / 2}}{2 B^{3 / 2}} \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\lambda_3}{2AB}
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i}
\biggr]
\, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
-
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
Looking ahead &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr] \biggr\}^2
+
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr] \biggr\}^2
+
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr] \biggr\}^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \biggl[\frac{2AB}{\lambda_3}  \biggr]^2 h_3^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \biggl[\frac{\lambda_3}{2AB}  \biggr] h_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl\{\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]^2
\biggr\}^{-1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Then, for example,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{31} \equiv h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x} \biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]
\biggl\{\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]^2
\biggr\}^{-1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
As a result, we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x \biggl[
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) ( 4q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x \biggl[
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(4x^2q^4y^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4q^8y^4 + q^4y^2 p^4z^2 + 4q^4y^2 p^4 z^2 + p^8z^4) \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x \biggl[ 
-
(4q^8y^4  + 4q^4y^2 p^4 z^2 + p^8z^4) \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-2x (2q^4y^2  + p^4z^2)^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-8x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ AB \biggr] \frac{\partial \ln\lambda_3}{\partial \ln{x}}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-\biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2 \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
2q^4y\biggl[
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) (p^4 z^2 + 4x^2)
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
2q^4y\biggl[
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
( x^2p^4z^2 + 4x^4 + q^4y^2p^4z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2 + p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2)
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-2q^4y( 4x^4 + p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-2q^4y( 2x^2 + p^4z^2 )^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ AB \biggr] \frac{\partial \ln\lambda_3}{\partial \ln{y} }</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
- \biggl[2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr) \biggr]^2 \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{2AB}{\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2p^4 z \biggl[
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) (q^4 y^2 + x^2)
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2p^4 z \biggl[
(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2) 
-
(x^2q^4y^2 + x^4 + q^8y^4 + x^2q^4y^2 + q^4y^2p^4z^2 + x^2p^4z^2)
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2p^4 z \biggl[
( 2x^2q^4y^2) 
-
( x^4 + q^8y^4 )
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-2p^4 z \biggl[
x^4 + q^8y^4
- 2x^2q^4y^2 
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-2p^4 z (x^2 - q^4y^2 )^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ AB \biggr] \frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln{z}}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-4 \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{p^4 z^2}{4} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 )^2 \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-\biggl[ 2\biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{2} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^2
\, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<font color="red">'''Wow! &nbsp; Really close!''' (13 November 2020)</font>
Just for fun, let's see what we get for <math>~h_3</math>.  It is given by the expression,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x} \biggr)^2
+\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y} \biggr)^2
+\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z} \biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{ABx} \biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2 \biggr\}^2
+\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{ABy} \biggl[2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr) \biggr]^2 \biggr\}^2
+\biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_3}{ABz} \biggl[ 2\biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{2} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^2 \biggr\}^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ \biggl[ \frac{AB}{\lambda_3}\biggr]^2 h_3^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl\{ \frac{1}{x^2} \biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^4 \biggr\}
+\biggl\{ \frac{1}{y^2} \biggl[2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr) \biggr]^4 \biggr\}
+\biggl\{ \frac{1}{z^2} \biggl[ 2\biggl( \frac{p^2 z}{2} \biggr) (x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^4 \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
====Fiddle Around====
Let &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{L}_x</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
- \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~8x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{2}{x} \biggl[ 2x \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~8x~\mathfrak{F}_x(y,z)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{L}_y</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
- \biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial y}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial y}
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
8q^4y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{2}{y} \biggl[ 2q^2y\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)\biggr]^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~8y~\mathfrak{F}_y(x,z)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{L}_z</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\biggl[
B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial z}
-
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial z}
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
2p^4 z \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{2}{z} \biggl[p^2 z \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)\biggr]^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~8z~\mathfrak{F}_z(x,y)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
With this shorthand in place, we can write,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath \biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}}
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath \biggl[ \frac{x \mathcal{L}_x}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ \frac{y \mathcal{L}_y}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ \frac{z \mathcal{L}_z}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
\biggr\}
\, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
We therefore also recognize that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}\biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ \frac{x \mathcal{L}_x}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ 4x^2 ~\mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}\biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ \frac{y \mathcal{L}_y}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ 4y^2~\mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}\biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ \frac{z \mathcal{L}_z}{2} \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{(AB)^{1 / 2}} \biggl[ 4z^2~\mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Now, if &#8212; and it is a BIG "if" &#8212; <math>~h_3 = h_0(AB)^{-1 / 2}</math>, then we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_0 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}\biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\biggl[ 4x^2 ~\mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-2x \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_0 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}\biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ 4y^2~\mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
2y \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_0 \biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}\biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ 4z^2~\mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
2z\biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ h_0 \lambda_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-x^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ y^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ z^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
But if this is the correct expression for <math>~\lambda_3</math> and its three partial derivatives, then it must be true that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
+
\biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
+
\biggl(\frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \biggl( \frac{h_3}{h_0}\biggr)^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
4x^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]
+
4y^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]
+
4z^2\biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
4x^2 \biggl[ \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2 \biggl]
+
4y^2 \biggl[ q^4\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2\biggl]
+
4z^2\biggl[ \frac{p^4}{4}\biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)^2 \biggl]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^2 (2q^4y^2  + p^4z^2 )^2
+
q^4 y^2( 2x^2 + p^4z^2 )^2
+
p^4 z^2 (x^2 - q^4y^2 )^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Well &hellip; the right-hand side of this expression is identical to the right-hand side of the [[#Eureka|above expression]], where we showed that it equals <math>~(\ell_{3D}/\mathcal{D})^{-2}</math>.  That is to say, we are now showing that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{h_3}{h_0}\biggr)^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)^{-2} = [AB]</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{h_3}{h_0}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(AB)^{-1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
And this is ''precisely'' what, just a few lines above, we hypothesized the functional expression for <math>~h_3</math> ought to be.  <font color="red">'''EUREKA!'''</font>
====Summary====
In summary, then &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-x^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_x \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ y^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_y \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ z^2 \biggl[ \mathfrak{F}_z \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-x^2 \biggl[\biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2 \biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ y^2 \biggl[ q^4\biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)^2\biggl]^{1 / 2}
+ z^2 \biggl[ \frac{p^4}{4} \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr)^2 \biggl]^{1 / 2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-x^2 \biggl(q^4y^2  + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)
+ q^2y^2 \biggl( x^2 + \frac{p^4z^2}{2} \biggr)
+ \frac{p^2 z^2}{2}  \biggl(x^2 - q^4y^2 \biggr) \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
and,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(AB)^{-1 / 2} </math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)
\biggr]^{-1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
No!  Once again this does not work.  The direction cosines &#8212; and, hence, the components of the <math>~\hat{e}_3</math> unit vector &#8212; are not correct!
===Speculation7===
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}\biggr] </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{x}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2y}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(-\frac{2}{p^2z}\biggr)</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="9">
<table border="0" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
On my white-board I have shown that, if
<div align="center">
<math>~\lambda_3 \equiv \ell_{3D} \mathcal{D} \, ,</math>
</div>
then everything will work out as long as,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{L}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl(\frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^2 \frac{1}{\ell_{3D}^4} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
where,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{L}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^2 (2q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2 )^4
+
q^8 y^2 (2x^2 + p^4 z^2)^4
+
p^8z^2( x^2 - q^4y^2)^4
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^2 (4q^8 y^4 + 4q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4 )^2
+
q^8 y^2 (4x^4 + 4x^2p^4z^2 + p^8 z^4)^2
+
p^8z^2( x^4 - 2x^2q^4y^2 + q^8y^4)^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^2
[16q^{16}y^8 + 16q^{12}y^6p^4z^2 + 4q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 16q^{12}y^6p^4z^2 + 16q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 4q^4y^2p^{12}z^6 + 4q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 4q^4y^2 p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
q^8 y^2
[16x^8 + 16x^6p^4z^2 + 4x^4p^8z^4 + 16x^6p^4z^2 + 16x^4p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^{12}z^6 + 4x^4p^8z^4 + 4x^2p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
p^8z^2
[x^8 - 2x^6q^4y^2 + x^4q^8y^4 - 2x^6q^4y^2 + 4x^4q^8y^4 - 2x^2q^{12}y^6 + x^4q^8y^4 - 2x^2q^{12}y^6 + q^{16}y^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^2
[16q^{16}y^8 + 32q^{12}y^6p^4z^2 + 24q^8y^4p^8z^4 + 8q^4y^2p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
q^8 y^2
[16x^8 + 32x^6p^4z^2 + 24x^4p^8z^4  + 8x^2p^{12}z^6 + p^{16}z^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
p^8z^2
[x^8 - 4x^6q^4y^2 + 6x^4q^8y^4 - 4x^2q^{12}y^6 + q^{16}y^8]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Let's check this out.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathrm{RHS}~\equiv \biggl(\frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^2 \frac{1}{\ell_{3D}^4}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^3</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)[x^4 + 2x^2q^4y^2 + 2x^2p^4z^2 +q^8y^4 + 2q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4]</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
[(6x^2q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4 p^4 z^2 + 4x^4q^4y^2)
+
(q^8 y^4 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^8 y^4)
+
(q^4 y^2 p^8 z^4 + x^2 p^8 z^4 )]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\times [x^4 + 2x^2q^4y^2 + 2x^2p^4z^2 +q^8y^4 + 2q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4]</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
[6x^2q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^4(p^4 z^2 + 4q^4y^2)
+
q^8 y^4(p^4 z^2 + 4x^2)
+
p^8 z^4 (q^4 y^2 + x^2 )]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\times [x^4 + 2x^2q^4y^2 + 2x^2p^4z^2 +q^8y^4 + 2q^4y^2p^4z^2 + p^8z^4]</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
==Best Thus Far==
===Part A===
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}\biggr] </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{x}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2y}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(-\frac{2}{p^2z}\biggr)</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~3</math></td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="9">
<table border="0" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<span id="ABderivatives">&nbsp;</span>
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center" width="80%"><tr><td align="left">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~A \equiv \ell_{3D}^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \, ,</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~B \equiv \mathcal{D}^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \frac{\partial A}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial A}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2q^4 y \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial A}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ 2p^4 z\, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \frac{\partial B}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2x( 4q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 ) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial B}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2q^4 y (p^4 z^2 + 4x^2) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial B}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ 2p^4 z(q^4 y^2 + x^2)\, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
Try &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl(\frac{B}{A}\biggr)^{m/2} = (D \ell_{3D})^m
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{AB}{m\lambda_3} \biggr] \frac{\partial \lambda_3}{\partial x_i}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{2}\biggl\{
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i} - B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~\biggl[ \frac{AB}{m} \biggr]  \frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln x_i}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{x_i}{2}\biggl\{
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i} - B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
\biggr\} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
In this case we find,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{x}{2}\biggl\{~~\biggr\}_x</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^2(2q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2)^2 \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{y}{2}\biggl\{~~\biggr\}_y</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
q^4y^2(2x^2 + p^4 z^2)^2 \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{z}{2}\biggl\{~~\biggr\}_z</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
p^4 z^2(x^2 - q^4y^2)^2 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
The scale factor is, then,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_3^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\sum_{i=1}^3 \biggl( \frac{\partial\lambda_3}{\partial x_i}\biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\sum_{i=1}^3 \biggl\{
\biggl[ \frac{m\lambda_3}{2AB} \biggr] \biggl[
A \cdot \frac{\partial B}{\partial x_i} - B \cdot \frac{\partial A}{\partial x_i}
\biggr]
\biggr\}^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{m\lambda_3}{AB} \biggr]^2
\biggl\{
\biggl[
x(2q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2)^2
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
q^4y(2x^2 + p^4 z^2)^2
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
p^4 z(x^2 - q^4y^2)^2
\biggr]^2
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~h_3</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{AB}{m\lambda_3} \biggr]
\biggl\{
\biggl[
x(2q^4 y^2 + p^4z^2)^2
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
q^4y(2x^2 + p^4 z^2)^2
\biggr]^2
+
\biggl[
p^4 z(x^2 - q^4y^2)^2
\biggr]^2
\biggr\}^{-1 / 2} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
===Part B (25 February 2021)===
Now, from [[#Eureka|above]], we know that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^{2} = AB</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]^2
+
\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]^2
+
\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]^2 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="4">
'''Example:'''  <br /><math>~(q^2, p^2) = (2, 5)</math> &nbsp; &nbsp; and &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>~(x, y, z) = (0.7, \sqrt{0.23}, 0.1)~~\Rightarrow~~ \lambda_1 = 1.0</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]^2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]^2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 )  \biggl]^2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\biggl( \frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^{2}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">2.14037</td>
  <td align="center">1.39187</td>
  <td align="center">0.04623</td>
  <td align="center">3.57847</td>
</tr>
</table>
As an aside, note that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~AB</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ \frac{AB}{m} \biggr]  \frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln x}
+
\biggl[ \frac{AB}{m} \biggr]  \frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln y}
+
\biggl[ \frac{AB}{m} \biggr]  \frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln z}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ m</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln x}
+
\frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln y}
+
\frac{\partial \ln \lambda_3}{\partial \ln z} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
We realize that this ratio of lengths may also be written in the form,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^{2} </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
6x^2 q^4y^2 p^4 z^2
+
x^4(4q^4y^2 + p^4z^2)
+
q^8y^4(4x^2 + p^4z^2)
+
p^8z^4(x^2 + q^4y^2) \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="5">
'''Same Example, but Different Expression:'''  <br /><math>~(q^2, p^2) = (2, 5)</math> &nbsp; &nbsp; and &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>~(x, y, z) = (0.7, \sqrt{0.23}, 0.1)~~\Rightarrow~~ \lambda_1 = 1.0</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~6x^2 q^4y^2 p^4 z^2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~x^4(4q^4y^2 + p^4z^2)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~q^8y^4(4x^2 + p^4z^2)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~p^8z^4(x^2 + q^4y^2)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\biggl( \frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^{2}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.67620</td>
  <td align="center">0.94359</td>
  <td align="center">1.87054</td>
  <td align="center">0.08813</td>
  <td align="center">3.57847</td>
</tr>
</table>
Let's try &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 ) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
This means that the relevant scale factor is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_5^{-2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ -x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggr]^2
+
\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 ) \biggr]^2
+
\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggr]^2
=
\biggl( \frac{\mathcal{D}}{\ell_{3D}} \biggr)^{2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~h_5</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr) \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
and the three associated direction cosines are,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{51} = h_5 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x} \biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 )\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{52} = h_5 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y} \biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr) \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\gamma_{53} = h_5 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z} \biggr)</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 )\biggl( \frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \biggr) \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<span id="PartBCoordinatesT10">These direction cosines</span> exactly match what is required in order to ensure that the coordinate, <math>~\lambda_5</math>, is everywhere orthogonal to both <math>~\lambda_1</math> and <math>~\lambda_4</math>.  <font color="red">'''GREAT!'''</font>  The resulting summary table is, therefore:
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="9">'''Direction Cosine Components for T10 Coordinates'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~h_n</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_n}{\partial z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n2}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\gamma_{n3}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1 \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{q^2 y}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{p^2 z}{\lambda_1}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(x) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(q^2 y)\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~(p^2z) \ell_{3D}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~4</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{1}{\lambda_2}\biggl[\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{ \mathcal{D}}\biggr] </math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{x}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\lambda_2}{q^2 y}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{2\lambda_2}{p^2 z}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{x}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~ \frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(\frac{1}{q^2y}\biggr)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{x q^2 y p^2 z}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl(-\frac{2}{p^2z}\biggr)</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~5</math></td>
  <td align="center">---</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2)</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 )</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~-\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ x(2 q^4y^2 + p^4z^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ q^2 y(p^4z^2 + 2x^2 )  \biggl]</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}\biggl[ p^2z( x^2 - q^4y^2 ) \biggl]</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="9">
<table border="0" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 )^{- 1 / 2} \, ,</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Try &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_5</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
x^{-2q^4} \cdot y^{2q^2}
+
y^{q^2p^4} \cdot z^{-q^4p^2}
+
x^{-p^4} \cdot z^{p^2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{ y^{2q^2} }{ x^{2q^4} }
+
\frac{ y^{q^2p^4} }{ z^{q^4p^2} }
+
\frac{ z^{p^4} }{ x^{p^2} }
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{x^{2q^4 + p^2} z^{q^4p^2} }\biggl\{
[x^{p^2}] y^{2q^2} [z^{q^4p^2}]
+
[x^{2q^4 + p^2}]y^{q^2p^4}
+
[x^{2q^4}]z^{p^4+q^4p^2}
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{x^{2q^4 + p^2} z^{q^4p^2} }\biggl\{
\mathfrak{F_5}
\biggr\} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
This gives,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\frac{2q^4}{x}\biggl( \frac{ y^{2q^2} }{ x^{2q^4} } \biggr)
- \frac{p^4}{x}\biggl( \frac{ z^{p^2} }{ x^{p^2} } \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
- \frac{1}{x^{2q^4 + p^2 + 1}}\biggl[
2q^4y^{2q^2} x^{p^2}
+ p^4 x^{2q^4}z^{p^2}
\biggr] \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Or, given that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x^{2q^4 + p^2 + 1} </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{x}{ z^{q^4p^2} }\biggl\{
\frac{\mathfrak{F_5}}{\lambda_5}
\biggr\}
\, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
we can also write,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
- \frac{ z^{q^4p^2} }{x}\biggl\{
\frac{\lambda_5}{\mathfrak{F_5}}
\biggr\}
\biggl[ 2q^4y^{2q^2} x^{p^2} + p^4 x^{2q^4}z^{p^2} \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Similarly,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{2q^2}{y} \biggl( \frac{ y^{2q^2} }{ x^{2q^4} } \biggr)
+
\frac{q^2p^4}{y} \biggl( \frac{ y^{q^2p^4} }{ z^{q^4p^2} } \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{1}{ x^{2q^4} z^{q^4p^2} }
\biggl[ \frac{2q^2}{y} \biggl( y^{2q^2} z^{q^4p^2} \biggr)
+
\frac{q^2p^4}{y} \biggl( y^{q^2p^4} x^{2q^4} \biggr)\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{x^{p^2}}{ y } \biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_5}{\mathfrak{F_5}} \biggr\}
\biggl[ 2q^2 \biggl( y^{2q^2} z^{q^4p^2} \biggr)
+
q^2p^4 \biggl( y^{q^2p^4} x^{2q^4} \biggr)\biggr] \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
- \frac{q^4p^2}{z} \biggl( \frac{ y^{q^2p^4} }{ z^{q^4p^2} } \biggr)
+
\frac{p^4}{z} \biggl( \frac{ z^{p^4} }{ x^{p^2} } \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{ x^{p^2} z^{q^4p^2 }} \biggl[
\frac{p^4}{z} \biggl( z^{p^4+q^4p^2}  \biggr)
- \frac{q^4p^2}{z} \biggl( x^{p^2} y^{q^2p^4} \biggr) \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{x^{2q^4} }{z} \biggl\{ \frac{\lambda_5}{\mathfrak{F_5}} \biggr\} \biggl[
p^4 \biggl( z^{p^4 + q^4p^2 }  \biggr)
-
q^4p^2 \biggl( x^{p^2} y^{q^2p^4}  \biggr)\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
===Understanding the Volume Element===
Let's see if the expression for the volume element makes sense; that is, does
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~(h_1 h_4 h_5) d\lambda_1 d\lambda_4 d\lambda_5</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~dx dy dz \, ?</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
First, let's make sure that we understand how to relate the components of the Cartesian line element with the components of our T10 coordinates.
====Line Element====
MF53 claim that the following relation gives the various expressions for the scale factors; we will go ahead and incorporate the expectation that, since our coordinate system is orthogonal, the off-diagonal elements are zero.
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ds^2 = dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\sum_{i=1,4,5} h_i^2 d\lambda_i^2 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Let's see.  The first term on the RHS is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_1^2 d\lambda_1^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
h_1^2 \biggl[ 
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)dx
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)dy
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)dz
\biggr]^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
h_1^2 \biggl[ 
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 dx^2
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 dy^2
+
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2 dz^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
\cancel{2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)} dx~dy
+
\cancel{2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)} dx~dz
+
\cancel{2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)} dy~dz
\biggr] \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
the other two terms assume easily deduced, similar forms.  When put together and after regrouping terms, we can write,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~
\sum_{i=1,4,5} h_i^2 d\lambda_i^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ 
h_1^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
+
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
+
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
\biggr] dx^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \biggl[ 
h_1^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
+
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
+
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggr] dy^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \biggl[ 
h_1^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
+
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
+
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr] dz^2 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Given that this summation should also equal the square of the Cartesian line element, <math>~(dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2)</math>, we conclude that the three terms enclosed inside each of the pair of brackets must sum to unity.  Specifically, from the coefficient of <math>~dx^2</math>, we can write,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~h_1^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
1
-
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Using this relation to replace <math>~h_1^2</math> in each of the other two bracketed expressions, we find for the coefficients of <math>~dy^2</math> and <math>~dz^2</math>, respectively,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl[
1 - h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 - h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ 1
-
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggr]\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2} \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl[
1 - h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 - h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[ 1
-
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr]\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
We can use the first of these two expressions to solve for <math>~h_4^2</math> in terms of <math>~h_5^2</math>, namely,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 
- h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 
- h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
h_4^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~
h_4^2
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 
+ h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Analogously, the second of these two expressions gives,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~
h_4^2 \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
+ h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Eliminating <math>~h_4</math> between the two gives the desired overall expression for <math>~h_5</math>, namely,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~0
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
+ h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
\biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 
+ h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
-
h_5^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
\biggr]
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
h_5^2 \biggl\{
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2} \biggr]
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2} \biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2 \biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2  \biggr]
\biggl[ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr)^2 \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{h_5^2}{h_1^4 h_4^2 h_5^2}\biggl\{
\biggl[ \gamma_{51}^2 \gamma_{12}^2 
-
\gamma_{52}^2 \gamma_{11}^2 \biggr]
\biggl[ \gamma_{43}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
- \gamma_{41}^2 \gamma_{13}^2
\biggr]
-
\biggl[ \gamma_{51}^2 \gamma_{13}^2
-
\gamma_{53}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
\biggr]
\biggl[
\gamma_{42}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
- \gamma_{41}^2 \gamma_{12}^2
\biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \frac{1}{h_4^2 h_1^2}\biggl\{
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
\biggl[ \gamma_{43}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
- \gamma_{41}^2 \gamma_{13}^2
\biggr]
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggl[ \gamma_{43}^2\gamma_{11}^2
-~ \gamma_{41}^2 \gamma_{13}^2
\biggr]
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
\biggl[
\gamma_{42}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
- \gamma_{41}^2 \gamma_{12}^2
\biggr]
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggl[
\gamma_{42}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
- \gamma_{41}^2\gamma_{12}^2
\biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{h_5^2}{h_1^4 h_4^2 h_5^2}\biggl\{
\biggl[ \gamma_{51}^2 \gamma_{12}^2 
-
\gamma_{52}^2 \gamma_{11}^2 \biggr]
\biggl[ \gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
\biggl[ \gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
- \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
-
\biggl[ \gamma_{51}^2 \gamma_{13}^2
-
\gamma_{53}^2 \gamma_{11}^2
\biggr]
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{12}
\biggr]
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
- \gamma_{41} \gamma_{12}
\biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \frac{1}{h_4^2 h_1^2}\biggl\{
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
\biggl[ \gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
\biggl[ \gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
- \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
-
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr)^2
\biggl[ \gamma_{43}\gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
\biggl[ \gamma_{43}\gamma_{11}
-~ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
- \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x} \biggr)^{2}
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{12}
\biggr]
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
- \gamma_{41} \gamma_{12}
\biggr]
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr)^2
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41}\gamma_{12}
\biggr]
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
- \gamma_{41}\gamma_{12}
\biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{h_1^4 h_4^2 }\biggl\{
-
\biggl[ \gamma_{51} \gamma_{12} 
+
\gamma_{52} \gamma_{11} \biggr]
\gamma_{43}
\biggl[ \gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]
\gamma_{52}
+
\biggl[ \gamma_{51} \gamma_{13}
+
\gamma_{53} \gamma_{11}
\biggr]
\gamma_{42}
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{12}
\biggr] \gamma_{53}
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
+ \frac{1}{ h_1^4 h_4^2}\biggl\{
\gamma_{12}^2
\biggl[ \gamma_{43}\gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]\gamma_{52}
-\gamma_{11}^{2}
\biggl[ \gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13}
\biggr]\gamma_{52}
- \gamma_{11}^{2}
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{12}
\biggr]\gamma_{53}
+ \gamma_{13}^2
\biggl[
\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41}\gamma_{12}
\biggr]\gamma_{53}
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{1}{h_1^4 h_4^2 }\biggl\{
\biggl[
(- \gamma_{51} \gamma_{12} 
-
\gamma_{52} \gamma_{11} )
\gamma_{43}
+
\gamma_{12}^2
-\gamma_{11}^{2}
\biggr]
(\gamma_{43} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41} \gamma_{13} )
\gamma_{52}
+
\biggl[
(\gamma_{51} \gamma_{13}
+
\gamma_{53} \gamma_{11} )
\gamma_{42}
- \gamma_{11}^{2}
+ \gamma_{13}^2
\biggr]
(\gamma_{42} \gamma_{11}
+ \gamma_{41}\gamma_{12} )
\gamma_{53}
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
&hellip; Not sure this is headed anywhere useful!
====Volume Element====
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~(h_1 h_4 h_5) d\lambda_1 d\lambda_4 d\lambda_5</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
(h_1 h_4 h_5)
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial x}\biggr) dx
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial y}\biggr) dy
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_1}{\partial z}\biggr) dz
\biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial x}\biggr) dx
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial y}\biggr) dy
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_4}{\partial z}\biggr) dz
\biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial x}\biggr) dx
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial y}\biggr) dy
+ \biggl( \frac{\partial \lambda_5}{\partial z}\biggr) dz
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\biggl[
\biggl( \gamma_{11}\biggr) dx
+ \biggl( \gamma_{12}\biggr) dy
+ \biggl( \gamma_{13}\biggr) dz
\biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \gamma_{41}\biggr) dx
+ \biggl( \gamma_{42}\biggr) dy
+ \biggl( \gamma_{43}\biggr) dz
\biggr]
\biggl[
\biggl( \gamma_{51} \biggr) dx
+ \biggl( \gamma_{52} \biggr) dy
+ \biggl( \gamma_{53} \biggr) dz
\biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
=COLLADA=
Here we try to use the 3D-visualization capabilities of COLLADA to test whether or not the three coordinates associated with the T6 Coordinate system are indeed orthogonal to one another.  We begin by making a copy of the '''Inertial17.dae''' text file, which we obtain from [[ThreeDimensionalConfigurations/MeetsCOLLADAandOculusRiftS#The_COLLADA_Code_.26_Initial_3D_Scene|an accompanying discussion]].  When viewed with the Mac's '''Preview''' application, this group of COLLADA-based instructions displays a purple ellipsoid with axis ratios, (b/a, c/a) = (0.41, 0.385).  This means that we are dealing with an ellipsoid for which,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>q \equiv \frac{a}{b}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2.44</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~p \equiv \frac{a}{c}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2.60 \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}} \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggr]^{- 1 / 2} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
== First Trial==
<table border="1" align="center" width="80%" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="6">'''First Trial'''<br />(specified variable values have bgcolor="pink")</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">x</td>
  <td align="center">y</td>
  <td align="center">z</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\mathcal{D}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">0.5</td>
  <td align="center">0.35493</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">0.00000</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">1</td>
  <td align="center">0.46052</td>
  <td align="center">2.11310</td>
</tr>
</table>
===Unit Vectors===
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_1 </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\hat\imath (x_0 \ell_{3D}) + \hat\jmath (q^2y_0 \ell_{3D}) + \hat{k} (p^2 z_0 \ell_{3D})
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\hat\imath (0.23026) + \hat\jmath (0.97313)  \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{x_0 q^2 y_0 p^2 z_0}{\mathcal{D}} \biggl\{
\hat{\imath} \biggl( \frac{1}{x_0} \biggr)
+ \hat{\jmath}  \biggl( \frac{1}{q^2 y_0} \biggr)
+ \hat{k} \biggl( -\frac{2}{p^2 z_0} \biggr)
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-\hat{k} ~\biggl(  \frac{2x_0 q^2 y_0  }{\mathcal{D}} \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-\hat{k} ~\biggl(  1 \biggr)
\ ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_3 </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath \biggl[ x_0(2 q^4y_0^2 + p^4z_0^2 ) \biggl]
+ \hat\jmath \biggl[ q^2 y_0(p^4z_0^2 + 2x_0^2 )  \biggl]
+ \hat{k} \biggl[ p^2z_0( x_0^2 - q^4y_0^2 ) \biggl]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{2q^2 x_0 y_0\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}
\biggl\{
-\hat\imath ( q^2y_0 )
+ \hat\jmath  (x_0)
\biggr\}
=
\biggl(1\biggr)\ell_{3D}\biggl\{ -\hat\imath ( q^2y_0 ) + \hat\jmath  (x_0) \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
-\hat\imath (0.97313 ) + \hat\jmath  (0.23026) \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
===Tangent Plane===
From our [[Appendix/Ramblings/ConcentricEllipsoidalCoordinates#Other_Coordinate_Pair_in_the_Tangent_Plane|above derivation]], the plane that is tangent to the ellipsoid's surface at <math>~(x_0, y_0, z_0)</math> is given by the expression,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~
x x_0  + q^2 y y_0  + p^2 z z_0
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
(\lambda_1^2)_0 \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
For this ''First Trial,'' we have (for all values of <math>~z</math>, given that <math>~z_0 = 0</math>) &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~
(0.5)x  + (2.11310)y 
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
1
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ y 
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{(1 - 0.5x)}{2.11310} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
So let's plot a segment of the tangent plane whose four corners are given by the coordinates,
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center">Corner</td>
  <td align="center">x</td>
  <td align="center">y</td>
  <td align="center">z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">A</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">x_0 - 0.25 = +0.25</td>
  <td align="center">0.41408</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">-0.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">B</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">x_0 + 0.25 = +0.75</td>
  <td align="center">0.29577</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">-0.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">C</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">x_0 - 0.25 = +0.25</td>
  <td align="center">0.41408</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">+0.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">D</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">x_0 + 0.25 = +0.75</td>
  <td align="center">0.29577</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">+0.25</td>
</tr>
</table>
Now, in order to give some thickness to this tangent-plane, let's adjust the four corner locations by a distance of <math>~\pm 0.1</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_1</math> direction.
===Eight Corners of Tangent Plane===
Corner 1:  Shift surface-point location <math>~(x_0, y_0, z_0)</math> by <math>~(+\Delta e_1)</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_1</math> direction,  by <math>~(+\Delta e_2)</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_2</math> direction, and by  by <math>~(+\Delta e_3)</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_3</math> direction.  This gives &hellip;
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x_1</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~x_0 + (\Delta e_1)0.23026 - (\Delta e_2)0.97313</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
==Second Trial==
<table border="1" align="center" width="80%" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="6">'''Second Trial''' &hellip; <math>~(q = 2.44, p = 2.60)</math><br />[specified variable values have bgcolor="pink"]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">x_0</td>
  <td align="center">y_0</td>
  <td align="center">z_0</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\mathcal{D}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">0.5</td>
  <td align="center">0.35493</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">0.00000</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">1</td>
  <td align="center">0.46052</td>
  <td align="center">2.11310</td>
</tr>
</table>
===Generic Unit Vector Expressions===
Let's adopt the notation,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\hat{e}_i</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\hat\imath ~[e_{ix}] + \hat\jmath ~[e_{iy}] + \hat{k} ~[e_{iz}]</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; for, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~i = 1,3 \, .</math></td>
</tr>
</table>
Then, for the T6 Coordinate system, we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{1x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~x_0 \ell_{3D} \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{1y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~q^2y_0 \ell_{3D} \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{1z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~p^2 z_0 \ell_{3D} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{2x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{q^2 y_0 p^2 z_0}{\mathcal{D}}\, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{2y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{x_0 p^2 z_0}{\mathcal{D}} \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{2z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~- \frac{2x_0 q^2 y_0}{\mathcal{D}}\, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{3x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-x_0(2 q^4y_0^2 + p^4z_0^2 )\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}  \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{3y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~q^2 y_0(p^4z_0^2 + 2x_0^2 )\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}  \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{3z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~p^2z_0( x_0^2 - q^4y_0^2 )\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="4">'''Second Trial'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center"> x</td>
  <td align="center"> y</td>
  <td align="center"> z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> <math>~e_1</math></td>
  <td align="center">0.23026</td>
  <td align="center">0.97313</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> <math>~e_2</math></td>
  <td align="center">0.0</td>
  <td align="center">0.0</td>
  <td align="center">-1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> <math>~e_3</math></td>
  <td align="center">- 0.97313</td>
  <td align="center">0.23026</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.0</td>
</tr>
</table>
What are the coordinates of the eight corners of a thin tangent-plane?  Let's say that we want the plane to extend &hellip;
<ul>
  <li>From <math>~(-\Delta_1)</math> to <math>~(+\Delta_1)</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_1</math> direction &hellip; here we set <math>~\Delta_1 = 0.05</math>;</li>
  <li>From <math>~(-\Delta_2)</math> to <math>~(+\Delta_2)</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_2</math> direction &hellip; here we set <math>~\Delta_2 = 0.25</math>;</li>
  <li>From <math>~(-\Delta_3)</math> to <math>~(+\Delta_3)</math> in the <math>~\hat{e}_3</math> direction &hellip; here we set <math>~\Delta_3 = 0.25</math>.</li>
</ul>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Delta_x</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\Delta_1 e_{1x} + \Delta_2 e_{2x} + \Delta_3 e_{3x} = -0.23177 \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Delta_y</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\Delta_1 e_{1y} + \Delta_2 e_{2y} + \Delta_3 e_{3y} = +0.10622 \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Delta_z</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\Delta_1 e_{1z} + \Delta_2 e_{2z} + \Delta_3 e_{3z} = -0.25000 \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="left">[[File:TangentPlaneSchematic.png|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
  <td align="left">
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center">
  <tr>
    <td align="center">vertex</td>
    <td align="center">x</td>
    <td align="center">y</td>
    <td align="center">z</td>
    <td align="center" rowspan="9" bgcolor="lightgray">&nbsp;</td>
    <td align="center">x</td>
    <td align="center">y</td>
    <td align="center">z</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">0<sup>&dagger;</sup></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 - |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 - |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 - |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center">0.26823</td>
    <td align="center">0.24871</td>
    <td align="center">-0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">1</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 - |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 + |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 - |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center">0.26823</td>
    <td align="center">0.46115</td>
    <td align="center">-0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">2</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 - |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 - |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 + |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center">0.26823</td>
    <td align="center"> 0.24871 </td>
    <td align="center">0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">3</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 - |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 + |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 + |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center">0.26823</td>
    <td align="center"> 0.46115 </td>
    <td align="center">0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">4</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 + |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 - |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 - |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center">0.73177</td>
    <td align="center"> 0.24871 </td>
    <td align="center">-0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">5</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 + |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 + |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 - |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center"> 0.73177 </td>
    <td align="center"> 0.46115 </td>
    <td align="center">-0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">6</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 + |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 - |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 + |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center"> 0.73177 </td>
    <td align="center"> 0.24871 </td>
    <td align="center">0.25</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center">7</td>
    <td align="center"><math>~x_0 + |\Delta_x|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~y_0 + |\Delta_y|</math></td>
    <td align="center"><math>~z_0 + |\Delta_z|</math></td>
    <td align="center"> 0.73177 </td>
    <td align="center"> 0.46115 </td>
    <td align="center">0.25</td>
  </tr>
</table>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="2">
<sup>&dagger;</sup>In the figure on the left, vertex 0 is hidden from view behind the (yellow) solid rectangle.
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
==Third Trial==
===GoodPlane01===
<table border="1" align="center" width="80%" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="6">'''Third Trial''' &hellip; <math>~(q = 2.44, p = 2.60)</math><br />[specified variable values have bgcolor="pink"]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">x_0</td>
  <td align="center">y_0</td>
  <td align="center">z_0</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\lambda_1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\ell_{3D}</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\mathcal{D}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">0.8</td>
  <td align="center">0.24600</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">0.00000</td>
  <td align="center" bgcolor="pink">1</td>
  <td align="center">0.59959</td>
  <td align="center">2.34146</td>
</tr>
</table>
Again, for the T6 Coordinate system, we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{1x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~x_0 \ell_{3D} \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{1y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~q^2y_0 \ell_{3D} \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{1z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~p^2 z_0 \ell_{3D} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{2x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{q^2 y_0 p^2 z_0}{\mathcal{D}}\, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{2y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{x_0 p^2 z_0}{\mathcal{D}} \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{2z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~- \frac{2x_0 q^2 y_0}{\mathcal{D}}\, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{3x}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~-x_0(2 q^4y_0^2 + p^4z_0^2 )\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}  \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{3y}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~q^2 y_0(p^4z_0^2 + 2x_0^2 )\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}}  \, ;</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~e_{3z}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~p^2z_0( x_0^2 - q^4y_0^2 )\frac{\ell_{3D}}{\mathcal{D}} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="5">'''Third Trial'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> &nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center"> x</td>
  <td align="center"> y</td>
  <td align="center"> z</td>
  <td align="center"> <math>~\Delta_\mathrm{TP}</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> <math>~e_1</math></td>
  <td align="center">0.47967</td>
  <td align="center">0.87745</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.0</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> <math>~e_2</math></td>
  <td align="center">0.0</td>
  <td align="center">0.0</td>
  <td align="center">-1.0</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"> <math>~e_3</math></td>
  <td align="center">- 0.87753</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.47952 </td>
  <td align="center">0.0</td>
  <td align="center"> 0.25</td>
</tr>
</table>
In constructing the Tangent-Plane (TP) for a 3D COLLADA display, we first move from the point that is on the surface of the ellipsoid, <math>~\vec{x}_0 = (x_0, y_0, z_0) = (0.8, 0.246, 0.0)</math>, to
<table border="1" cellpadding="8" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="center" rowspan="2">vertex <br />"m"</td>
  <td align="center" rowspan="2"><math>~\vec{P}_m</math></td>
  <td align="center" colspan="3">Components</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~x_m = \hat\imath \cdot \vec{P}_m</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~y_m = \hat\jmath \cdot \vec{P}_m</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~z_m = \hat{k} \cdot \vec{P}_m</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\vec{x}_0 - \Delta_1\hat{e}_1 - \Delta_2\hat{e}_2 - \Delta_3\hat{e}_3</math></td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
x_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1x} - \Delta_2 e_{2x} - \Delta_3 e_{3x}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
y_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1y} - \Delta_2 e_{2y} - \Delta_3 e_{3y}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
z_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1z} - \Delta_2 e_{2z} - \Delta_3 e_{3z}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 - 0.02 (0.47952)  - 0.25 (-0.87752) = 1.00979 
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 - 0.02 (0.87753)  - 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.10847
  </td>
  <td align="center">
- 0.25 (-1.0) = + 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">1</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\vec{x}_0 - \Delta_1\hat{e}_1 + \Delta_2\hat{e}_2 - \Delta_3\hat{e}_3</math></td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
x_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1x} + \Delta_2 e_{2x} - \Delta_3 e_{3x}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
y_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1y} + \Delta_2 e_{2y} - \Delta_3 e_{3y}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
z_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1z} + \Delta_2 e_{2z} - \Delta_3 e_{3z}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 - 0.02 (0.47952)  - 0.25 (-0.87752) =  1.00979
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 - 0.02 (0.87753)  - 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.10847
  </td>
  <td align="center">
+ 0.25 (-1.0) = - 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">2</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\vec{x}_0 - \Delta_1\hat{e}_1 - \Delta_2\hat{e}_2 + \Delta_3\hat{e}_3</math></td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
x_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1x} - \Delta_2 e_{2x} + \Delta_3 e_{3x}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
y_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1y} - \Delta_2 e_{2y} + \Delta_3 e_{3y}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
z_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1z} - \Delta_2 e_{2z} + \Delta_3 e_{3z}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 - 0.02 (0.47952)  + 0.25 (-0.87752) =  0.56307
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 - 0.02 (0.87753)  + 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.34823
  </td>
  <td align="center">
- 0.25 (-1.0) = + 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">3</td>
  <td align="center"><math>~\vec{x}_0 - \Delta_1\hat{e}_1 + \Delta_2\hat{e}_2 + \Delta_3\hat{e}_3</math></td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
x_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1x} + \Delta_2 e_{2x} + \Delta_3 e_{3x}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
y_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1y} + \Delta_2 e_{2y} + \Delta_3 e_{3y}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~
z_0 - \Delta_1 e_{1z} + \Delta_2 e_{2z} + \Delta_3 e_{3z}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 - 0.02 (0.47952)  + 0.25 (-0.87752) = 0.57103
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 - 0.02 (0.87753)  + 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.34823
  </td>
  <td align="center">
+ 0.25 (-1.0) = - 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">4</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 + 0.02 (0.47952)  - 0.25 (-0.87752) =  1.0290
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 + 0.02 (0.87753)  - 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.1436
  </td>
  <td align="center">
- 0.25 (-1.0) = + 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">5</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 + 0.02 (0.47952)  - 0.25 (-0.87752) =  1.0290
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 + 0.02 (0.87753)  - 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.1436
  </td>
  <td align="center">
+ 0.25 (-1.0) = - 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">6</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 + 0.02 (0.47952)  + 0.25 (-0.87752) =  0.59021
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 + 0.02 (0.87753)  + 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.38333
  </td>
  <td align="center">
- 0.25 (-1.0) = + 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">7</td>
  <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center">
0.8 + 0.02 (0.47952)  + 0.25 (-0.87752) = 0.59021
  </td>
  <td align="center">
0.24590 + 0.02 (0.87753)  + 0.25 (0.47952) = 0.38333
  </td>
  <td align="center">
+ 0.25 (-1.0) = - 0.25
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
  <td align="left">[[File:TangentPlaneSchematic.png|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
  <td align="left">[[File:ExcelVertices080.png|Vertex Locations via Excel]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2"><math>~x_0 = 0.8, z_0 = 0.0, y_0 = 0.246, \lambda_1 = 1.0</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgray">[[File:GoodPlane01.png|400px|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2"><math>~\Delta_1 = 0.02, \Delta_2 = 0.25, \Delta_3 = 0.25</math></td>
</tr>
</table>
===GoodPlane02===
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
<td align="center"><math>~x_0 = 0.075, z_0 = 0.0, y_0 = 0.4089, \lambda_1 = 1.0</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" bgcolor="lightgray">[[File:GoodPlane02.png|400px|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2"><math>~\Delta_1 = 0.02, \Delta_2 = 0.25, \Delta_3 = 0.25</math></td>
</tr>
</table>
===GoodPlane03===
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="2"><math>~x_0 = 0.25, z_0 = 0.20, y_0 = 0.33501, \lambda_1 = 1.0</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" bgcolor="lightgray">[[File:GoodPlane03.png|400px|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
  <td align="left" bgcolor="lightgray">[[File:GoodPlane03B.png|400px|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="1"><math>~\Delta_1 = 0.02, \Delta_2 = 0.25, \Delta_3 = 0.25</math></td>
<td align="center" colspan="1"><math>~\Delta_1 = 0.02, \Delta_2 = 0.10, \Delta_3 = 0.25</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" colspan="2">
CAPTION: &nbsp; The image on the right differs from the image on the left in only one way &#8212; <math>~\Delta_2</math> = 0.1 instead of 0.25.  It illustrates more clearly that the <math>~\hat{e}_3</math> (longest) coordinate axis is not parallel to the z-axis when <math>~z_0 \ne 0.</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
===GoodPlane04===
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="1"><math>~x_0 = 0.25, z_0 = 1/3, y_0 = 0.1777, \lambda_1 = 1.0</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="left" bgcolor="lightgray">[[File:GoodPlane04A.png|400px|Tangent Plane Schematic]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="1"><math>~\Delta_1 = 0.02, \Delta_2 = 0.10, \Delta_3 = 0.25</math></td>
</tr>
</table>
=Further Exploration=
Let's set:  <math>~x_0 = 0.25, y_0 = 0.33501, z_0 = 0.2 ~~~\Rightarrow ~~~\lambda_1 = 1.00000, \lambda_2 = 0.33521 \, .</math>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~q \equiv \frac{a}{b}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2.43972</math>
  </td>
<td align="center">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
  <td align="right">
<math>~p \equiv \frac{a}{c}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~2.5974 \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_1</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(x^2 + q^2 y^2 + p^2 z^2)^{1 / 2} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\lambda_2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~
\frac{x y^{1/q^2}}{ z^{2/p^2}} \, ;
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\ell_{3D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ x^2 + q^4y^2 + p^4 z^2 \biggr]^{- 1 / 2} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\mathcal{D}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~(q^4 y^2 p^4 z^2 + x^2 p^4 z^2 + 4x^2q^4y^2)^{1 / 2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Next, let's examine the curve that results from varying <math>~z</math> while <math>~\lambda_1</math> and <math>~\lambda_2</math> are held fixed.  From the expression for <math>~\lambda_2</math> we appreciate that,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\frac{\lambda_2 z^{2/p^2}}{y^{1/q^2}} \, ;</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
and from the expression for <math>~\lambda_1</math> we have,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\lambda_1^2 - q^2y^2 - p^2z^2 \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Hence, the relationship between <math>~y</math> and <math>~z</math> is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\biggl[ \frac{\lambda_2 z^{2/p^2}}{y^{1/q^2}} \biggr]^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\lambda_1^2 - q^2y^2 - p^2z^2</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ \lambda_2^2 z^{4/p^2} </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~y^{2/q^2} \biggl[ \lambda_1^2 - q^2y^2 - p^2z^2\biggr] \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8" width="80%">
<tr><td align="left">
Alternatively,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~y</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl[ \frac{\lambda_2 z^{2/p^2}}{x}\biggr]^{q^2} \, .</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
Hence, the relationship between <math>~x</math> and <math>~z</math> is,
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\lambda_1^2 - p^2z^2 - q^2\biggl[ \frac{\lambda_2 z^{2/p^2}}{x}\biggr]^{2q^2} </math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ x^{2(q^2+1)}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~x^{2q^2} \biggl[\lambda_1^2 - p^2z^2\biggr] - q^2\biggl[ \lambda_2 z^{2/p^2}\biggr]^{2q^2} </math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow~~~ x^{2}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~\biggl\{ x^{2q^2} \biggl[\lambda_1^2 - p^2z^2\biggr] - q^2\biggl[ \lambda_2 z^{2/p^2}\biggr]^{2q^2} \biggr\}^{1/(q^2+1)}</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
Here are some example values &hellip;
<table border="1" align="center" cellpadding="8">
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="7"><math>~\lambda_1 = 1</math>&nbsp; &nbsp; and, &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>~\lambda_2 = 0.33521</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center" rowspan="2"><math>~z</math></td>
  <td align="center" colspan="2">1<sup>st</sup> Solution</td>
  <td align="center" rowspan="20" bgcolor="lightgray">&nbsp;</td>
  <td align="center" colspan="2">2<sup>nd</sup> Solution</td>
  <td align="center" rowspan="20" bgcolor="white">[[File:Lambda3ImageA.png|450px|lambda_3 coordinate]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center"><math>~y_1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~x_1</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~y_2</math></td>
  <td align="center"><math>~x_2</math></td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.01</td>
  <td align="center">0.407825695</td>
  <td align="center">0.0995168</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.03</td>
  <td align="center">0.40481851</td>
  <td align="center">0.138</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.04</td>
  <td align="center">0.40309223</td>
  <td align="center">0.1503934</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.08</td>
  <td align="center">0.393779065</td>
  <td align="center">0.1854283</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.12</td>
  <td align="center">0.37990705</td>
  <td align="center">0.2103761</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
  <td align="center">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.16</td>
  <td align="center">0.36067787</td>
  <td align="center">0.23111</td>
  <td align="center">1.04123&times;10<sup>-4</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.9095546</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.2</td>
  <td align="center">0.33500747</td>
  <td align="center">0.2500033</td>
  <td align="center">2.23778&times;10<sup>-4</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.85448</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.22</td>
  <td align="center">0.31923525</td>
  <td align="center">0.2592611</td>
  <td align="center">3.36653 &times;10<sup>-4</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.82065</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.24</td>
  <td align="center">0.30106924</td>
  <td align="center">0.2686685</td>
  <td align="center">5.2327 &times;10<sup>-4</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.78192</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.26</td>
  <td align="center">0.2799962</td>
  <td align="center">0.2784963</td>
  <td align="center">8.53243 &times;10<sup>-4</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.73752</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.28</td>
  <td align="center">0.25521147</td>
  <td align="center">0.2891526</td>
  <td align="center">1.491545 &times;10<sup>-3</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.68634</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.3</td>
  <td align="center">0.22530908</td>
  <td align="center">0.3013752</td>
  <td align="center">2.89262 &times;10<sup>-3</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.62671</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.32</td>
  <td align="center">0.1873233</td>
  <td align="center">0.3168808</td>
  <td align="center">6.6223 &times;10<sup>-3</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.55579</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.34</td>
  <td align="center">0.13149897</td>
  <td align="center">0.3423994</td>
  <td align="center">2.09221 &times;10<sup>-2</sup></td>
  <td align="center">0.46637</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.343</td>
  <td align="center">0.1191543</td>
  <td align="center">0.3490285</td>
  <td align="center">0.026458</td>
  <td align="center">0.4496</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.344</td>
  <td align="center">0.1145</td>
  <td align="center">0.3517</td>
  <td align="center">0.02880</td>
  <td align="center">0.4435</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.345</td>
  <td align="center">0.1093972</td>
  <td align="center">0.354688</td>
  <td align="center">0.03155965</td>
  <td align="center">0.4371186</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="center">0.3485</td>
  <td align="center">0.0847372</td>
  <td align="center">0.3713588</td>
  <td align="center">0.0480478</td>
  <td align="center">0.4085204</td>
</tr>
</table>
=See Also=
<ul>
  <li>
[[User:Tohline/Appendix/Ramblings/DirectionCosines|Direction Cosines]]
  </li>
</ul>


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Concentric Ellipsoidal (T6) Coordinates (Part 2)

Orthogonal Coordinates

Speculation5

Spherical Coordinates

rcosθ

=

z,

rsinθ

=

(x2+y2)1/2,

tanφ

=

yx.

Use λ1 Instead of r

Here, as above, we define,

λ12

x2+q2y2+p2z2

Using this expression to eliminate "x" (in favor of λ1) in each of the three spherical-coordinate definitions, we obtain,

r2x2+y2+z2

=

λ12y2(q21)z2(p21);

tan2θx2+y2z2

=

1z2[λ12y2(q21)p2z2];

1tan2φx2y2

=

λ12p2z2y2q2.

After a bit of additional algebraic manipulation, we find that,

z2λ12

=

(1+tan2φ)𝒟2,

y2λ12

=

[𝒟2tan2φp2tan2φ(1+tan2φ)(1+q2tan2φ)𝒟2],

x2λ12

=

1q2(y2λ12)p2(z2λ12),

where,

𝒟2

[(1+q2tan2φ)(p2+tan2θ)p2(q21)tan2φ].

As a check, let's set q2=p2=1, which should reduce to the normal spherical coordinate system.

λ12

r2,

      and,      

𝒟2

[(1+tan2φ)(1+tan2θ)].

z2λ12

11+tan2θ=cos2θ=z2r2;

y2λ12

[(1+tan2φ)(1+tan2θ)tan2φtan2φ(1+tan2φ)(1+tan2φ)(1+tan2φ)(1+tan2θ)]

 

=

tan2φ(1+tan2φ)[tan2θ(1+tan2θ)]=sin2θsin2φ=y2r2;

x2λ12

1(y2λ12)(z2λ12),

 

1sin2θsin2φcos2θ=sin2θsin2φ+sin2θ=sin2θcos2φ=x2r2.

Relationship To T3 Coordinates

If we set, q=1, but continue to assume that p>1, we expect to see a representation that resembles our previously discussed, T3 Coordinates. Note, for example, that the new "radial" coordinate is,

λ12

(ϖ2+p2z2),

      and,      

𝒟2

[(1+tan2φ)(p2+tan2θ)].

p2z2λ12

p2(p2+tan2θ)=1(1+p2tan2θ),

ϖ2λ12=x2λ12+y2λ12

1p2(z2λ12)=[11(1+p2tan2θ)].

We also see that,

ϖ2p2z2

(1+p2tan2θ)[11(1+p2tan2θ)]=p2tan2θ.

Again Consider Full 3D Ellipsoid

Let's try to replace everywhere, [ϖ/(pz)]2=p2tan2θ with λ2. This gives,

𝒟2p2

[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ].

which means that,

p2z2λ12

=

(1+tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]

 

=

(1+tan2φ)/tan2φ[q2λ2(1+q2tan2φ)/(q2tan2φ)(q21)]=1/sin2φ[q2λ2Q2(q21)],

q2y2λ12

=

q2tan2φ(1+q2tan2φ)q2tan2φ(1+tan2φ)(1+q2tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]

 

=

q2tan2φ(1+q2tan2φ){1(1+tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]}

 

=

q2tan2φ(1+q2tan2φ){1(1+tan2φ)/tan2φ[q2λ2(1+q2tan2φ)/(q2tan2φ)(q21)]}

 

=

1Q2{11/sin2φ[q2λ2Q2(q21)]}=1Q2[][[]1sin2φ],

x2λ12

=

1q2tan2φ(1+q2tan2φ){1(1+tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]}

 

 

(1+tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]

 

=

1q2tan2φ(1+q2tan2φ){(1+tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]}

 

=

11Q2{1/sin2φ[q2λ2Q2(q21)]}=1Q2[]{Q2[][]Q2sin2φ},

x2+q2y2λ12

=

1[1+q2tan2φ(1+q2tan2φ)]{(1+tan2φ)[(1+q2tan2φ)λ2(q21)tan2φ]}.

Now, notice that,

q2y2Q2λ12

=

11[]sin2φ,

and,

x2λ12+1Q2

=

11[]sin2φ.

Hence,

x2λ12+1Q2

=

q2y2Q2λ12

0

=

Q4(q2y2λ12)Q2(x2λ12)1

 

=

Q4Q2(x2q2y2)(λ12q2y2),

where,

Q2

1+q2tan2φq2tan2φ.

Solving the quadratic equation, we have,

Q2

=

12{(x2q2y2)±[(x2q2y2)2+4(λ12q2y2)]1/2}

 

=

(x22q2y2){1±[1+4(λ12q2y2x4)]1/2}.

Tentative Summary

λ1

(x2+q2y2+p2z2)1/2,

λ2

(x2+y2)1/2pz,

λ3=Q2

(x22q2y2){1±[1+4(λ12q2y2x4)]1/2}.

Partial Derivatives & Scale Factors

First Coordinate

λ1x

=

xλ1,

λ1y

=

q2yλ1,

λ1z

=

p2zλ1.

h12

=

(λ1x)2+(λ1y)2+(λ1z)2

=

(xλ1)2+(q2yλ1)2+(p2zλ1)2.

h1

=

λ13D,

where,

3D(x2+q4y2+p4z2)1/2.

As a result, the associated unit vector is,

e^1

=

ı^h1(λ1x)+ȷ^h1(λ1y)+k^h1(λ1z)

 

=

ı^x3D+ȷ^q2y3D+k^p2z3D.

Notice that,

e^1e^1

=

(x2+q4y2+p4z2)3D2=1.


Second Coordinate (1st Try)

λ2x

=

1pz[x(x2+y2)1/2],

λ2y

=

1pz[y(x2+y2)1/2],

λ2z

=

(x2+y2)1/2pz2.

h22

=

(λ2x)2+(λ2y)2+(λ2z)2

 

=

{1pz[x(x2+y2)1/2]}2+{1pz[y(x2+y2)1/2]}2+{(x2+y2)1/2pz2}2

 

=

{[x2(x2+y2)p2z2]}+{[y2(x2+y2)p2z2]}+{(x2+y2)p2z4}

 

=

1p2z2+(x2+y2)p2z4=(x2+y2+z2)p2z4

h2

=

pz2r

As a result, the associated unit vector is,

e^2

=

ı^h2(λ2x)+ȷ^h2(λ2y)+k^h2(λ2z)

 

=

ı^[xzr(x2+y2)1/2]+ȷ^[yzr(x2+y2)1/2]k^[(x2+y2)1/2r].

Notice that,

e^2e^2

=

[x2z2r2(x2+y2)]+[y2z2r2(x2+y2)]+[(x2+y2)r2]=1.

Let's check to see if this "second" unit vector is orthogonal to the "first."

e^1e^2

=

x3D[xzr(x2+y2)1/2]+q2y3D[yzr(x2+y2)1/2]p2z3D[(x2+y2)1/2r]

 

=

3D{[x2zr(x2+y2)1/2]+[q2y2zr(x2+y2)1/2][p2z(x2+y2)1/2r]}

 

=

z3Dr(x2+y2)1/2{[x2]+[q2y2][p2(x2+y2)]}

 

0 .


Second Coordinate (2nd Try)

Let's try,

λ2

=

[(x2+q2y2+𝔣p2z2)1/2pz],

λ2x

=

xpz(x2+q2y2+𝔣p2z2)1/2=xp2z2λ2,

λ2y

=

q2ypz(x2+q2y2+𝔣p2z2)1/2=q2yp2z2λ2,

λ2z

=

𝔣p2zpz(x2+q2y2+𝔣p2z2)1/2(x2+q2y2+𝔣p2z2)1/2pz2=1p2z2λ2(𝔣p2z)λ2z=1p2z2λ2(𝔣p2zp2zλ22).

Hence,

h22

=

(λ2x)2+(λ2y)2+(λ2z)2

 

=

[xp2z2λ2]2+[q2yp2z2λ2]2+[𝔣zλ2λ2z]2

 

=

[x2+q4y2p4z4λ22]+[1zλ2(𝔣λ22)]2

 

=

1p4z4λ22[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]

h2

=

p2z2λ2[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2.

So, the associated unit vector is,

e^2

=

ı^h2(λ2x)+ȷ^h2(λ2y)+k^h2(λ2z)

 

=

ı^{x[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2}+ȷ^{q2y[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2}+k^{p2z(𝔣λ22)[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2}.

Checking orthogonality …

e^1e^2

=

x3D{x[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2}+q2y3D{q2y[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2}+p2z3D{p2z(𝔣λ22)[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2}

 

=

3D[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2{x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)}.

 

=

3D[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2{x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)}.

If 𝔣=0, we have …

p2z(𝔣λ22)

       

[p2zλ22]𝔣=0=p2z[(x2+q2y2+𝔣0p2z2)1/2pz]2=(x2+q2y2)z,

which, in turn, means …

[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣0λ22)2]1/2

=

[x2+q4y2+p4z2λ24]1/2

 

=

{x2+q4y2+p4z2[(x2+q2y2+𝔣0p2z2)1/2pz]4}1/2

 

=

{x2+q4y2+[(x2+q2y2)2z2]}1/2

 

=

(x2+q4y2)1/2[1+(x2+q2y2)z2]1/2

 

=

(x2+q4y2)1/2z[z2+(x2+q2y2)]1/2,

and,

e^1e^2

=

3D[x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)2]1/2{x2+q4y2+p4z2(𝔣λ22)}.

Speculation6

Determine λ2

This is very similar to the above, Speculation2. Try,

λ2

=

xy1/q2z2/p2,

in which case,

λ2x

=

λ2x,

λ2y

=

xz2/p2(1q2)y1/q21=λ2q2y,

λ2z

=

2λ2p2z.

The associated scale factor is, then,

h2

=

[(λ2x)2+(λ2y)2+(λ2z)2]1/2

 

=

[(λ2x)2+(λ2q2y)2+(2λ2p2z)2]1/2

 

=

1λ2[1x2+1q4y2+4p4z2]1/2

 

=

1λ2[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2x2q4y2p4z2]1/2

 

=

1λ2[xq2yp2z𝒟].

where,

𝒟

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)1/2.

The associated unit vector is, then,

e^2

=

ı^h2(λ2x)+ȷ^h2(λ2y)+k^h2(λ2z)

 

=

xq2yp2z𝒟{ı^(1x)+ȷ^(1q2y)+k^(2p2z)} .

Recalling that the unit vector associated with the "first" coordinate is,

e^1

ı^(x3D)+ȷ^(q2y3D)+k^(p2z3D),

where,

3D

=

(x2+q4y2+p4z2)1/2,

let's check to see whether the "second" unit vector is orthogonal to the "first."

e^1e^2

=

(xq2yp2z)3D𝒟[1+12]=0.

Hooray!


Direction Cosines for Third Unit Vector

Now, what is the unit vector, e^3, that is simultaneously orthogonal to both these "first" and the "second" unit vectors?

e^3e^1×e^2

=

ı^[(e1y)(e2z)(e2y)(e1z))]+ȷ^[(e1z)(e2x)(e2z)(e1x))]+k^[(e1x)(e2y)(e2x)(e1y))]

 

=

(xq2yp2z)3D𝒟{ı^[(2q2yp2z)(p2zq2y)]+ȷ^[(p2zx)(2xp2z)]+k^[(xq2y)(q2yx)]}

 

=

(xq2yp2z)3D𝒟{ı^[2q4y2+p4z2q2yp2z]+ȷ^[p4z2+2x2xp2z]+k^[x2q4y2xq2y]}

 

=

3D𝒟{ı^[x(2q4y2+p4z2)]+ȷ^[q2y(p4z2+2x2)]+k^[p2z(x2q4y2)]}.

Is this a valid unit vector? First, note that …

(3D𝒟)2

=

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2+q4y2+p4z2)

 

=

(x2q4y2p4z2+x4p4z2+4x4q4y2)+(q8y4p4z2+x2q4y2p4z2+4x2q8y4)+(q4y2p8z4+x2p8z4+4x2q4y2p4z2)

 

=

6x2q4y2p4z2+x4(p4z2+4q4y2)+q8y4(p4z2+4x2)+p8z4(x2+q4y2).

Then we have,

(3D𝒟)2e^3e^3

=

[x(2q4y2+p4z2)]2+[q2y(p4z2+2x2)]2+[p2z(x2q4y2)]2

 

=

x2(4q8y4+4q4y2p4z2+p8z4)+q4y2(p8z4+4x2p4z2+4x4)+p4z2(x42x2q4y2+q8y4)

 

=

4x2q8y4+4x2q4y2p4z2+x2p8z4+q4y2p8z4+4x2q4y2p4z2+4x4q4y2+x4p4z22x2q4y2p4z2+q8y4p4z2

 

=

6x2q4y2p4z2+p8z4(x2+q4y2)+x4(4q4y2+p4z2)+q8y4(4x2+p4z2)

 

=

(3D𝒟)2,

which means that, e^3e^3=1.    Hooray! Again (11/11/2020)!

Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates
n λn hn λnx λny λnz γn1 γn2 γn3
1 (x2+q2y2+p2z2)1/2 λ13D xλ1 q2yλ1 p2zλ1 (x)3D (q2y)3D (p2z)3D
2 xy1/q2z2/p2 1λ2[xq2yp2z𝒟] λ2x λ2q2y 2λ2p2z xq2yp2z𝒟(1x) xq2yp2z𝒟(1q2y) xq2yp2z𝒟(2p2z)
3 --- --- --- --- --- 3D𝒟[x(2q4y2+p4z2)] 3D𝒟[q2y(p4z2+2x2)] 3D𝒟[p2z(x2q4y2)]

3D

(x2+q4y2+p4z2)1/2,

𝒟

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)1/2.


Let's double-check whether this "third" unit vector is orthogonal to both the "first" and the "second" unit vectors.

e^1e^3

=

3D2𝒟{x[x(2q4y2+p4z2)]+q2y[q2y(p4z2+2x2)]+p2z[p2z(x2q4y2)]}

 

=

3D2𝒟{(2x2q4y2+x2p4z2)+(q4y2p4z2+2x2q4y2)+(x2p4z2q4y2p4z2)}

 

=

0,

and,

e^2e^3

=

3D𝒟xq2yp2z𝒟{[(2q4y2+p4z2)]+[(p4z2+2x2)][2(x2q4y2)]}

 

=

0.

Q. E. D.

Search for Third Coordinate Expression

Let's try …

λ3

=

𝒟n3Dm

 

=

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)n/2(x2+q4y2+p4z2)m/2

λ3xi

=

3Dm[n2(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)n/21]xi[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)]

 

 

+𝒟n[m2(x2+q4y2+p4z2)m/21]xi[(x2+q4y2+p4z2)]

 

=

𝒟n3Dm[n2(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)1]xi[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)]

 

 

+𝒟n3Dm[m2(x2+q4y2+p4z2)1]xi[(x2+q4y2+p4z2)].


Hence,

1𝒟n3Dmλ3x

=

n2𝒟2x[q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2]m3D22x[x2+q4y2+p4z2]

 

=

x{n𝒟2[p4z2+4q4y2]m3D2}

 

=

x{n(p4z2+4q4y2)(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)m(x2+q4y2+p4z2)}

This is overly cluttered! Let's try, instead …

A3D2

=

(x2+q4y2+p4z2),

      and,      

B𝒟2

=

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)

Ax

=

2x,

Ay

=

2q4y,

Az

=

2p4z;

Bx

=

2x(4q4y2+p4z2),

By

=

2q4y(p4z2+4x2),

Bz

=

2p4z(q4y2+x2).


Now, let's assume that,

λ3

(AB)1/2,

λ3xi

=

12(AB)1/2AxiA1/22B3/2Bxi

 

=

λ32AB[BAxiABxi].

[2ABλ3]λ3xi

=

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)Axi(x2+q4y2+p4z2)Bxi.

Looking ahead …

h32

=

{λ32AB[BAxABx]}2+{λ32AB[BAyABy]}2+{λ32AB[BAzABz]}2

[2ABλ3]2h32

=

[BAxABx]2+[BAyABy]2+[BAzABz]2

[λ32AB]h3

=

{[BAxABx]2+[BAyABy]2+[BAzABz]2}1/2

Then, for example,

γ31h3(λ3x)

=

[BAxABx]{[BAxABx]2+[BAyABy]2+[BAzABz]2}1/2

As a result, we have,

[2ABλ3]λ3x

=

2x[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2+q4y2+p4z2)(4q4y2+p4z2)]

 

=

2x[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(4x2q4y2+x2p4z2+4q8y4+q4y2p4z2+4q4y2p4z2+p8z4)]

 

=

2x[(4q8y4+4q4y2p4z2+p8z4)]

 

=

2x(2q4y2+p4z2)2

 

=

8x(q4y2+p4z22)2

[AB]lnλ3lnx

=

[2x(q4y2+p4z22)]2;

and,

[2ABλ3]λ3y

=

2q4y[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2+q4y2+p4z2)(p4z2+4x2)]

 

=

2q4y[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2p4z2+4x4+q4y2p4z2+4x2q4y2+p8z4+4x2p4z2)]

 

=

2q4y(4x4+p8z4+4x2p4z2)

 

=

2q4y(2x2+p4z2)2

[AB]lnλ3lny

=

[2q2y(x2+p4z22)]2;

and,

[2ABλ3]λ3z

=

2p4z[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2+q4y2+p4z2)(q4y2+x2)]

 

=

2p4z[(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2q4y2+x4+q8y4+x2q4y2+q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2)]

 

=

2p4z[(2x2q4y2)(x4+q8y4)]

 

=

2p4z[x4+q8y42x2q4y2]

 

=

2p4z(x2q4y2)2

[AB]lnλ3lnz

=

4[(p4z24)(x2q4y2)2]

 

=

[2(p2z2)(x2q4y2)]2.

Wow!   Really close! (13 November 2020)

Just for fun, let's see what we get for h3. It is given by the expression,

h32

=

(λ3x)2+(λ3y)2+(λ3z)2

 

=

{λ3ABx[2x(q4y2+p4z22)]2}2+{λ3ABy[2q2y(x2+p4z22)]2}2+{λ3ABz[2(p2z2)(x2q4y2)]2}2

[ABλ3]2h32

=

{1x2[2x(q4y2+p4z22)]4}+{1y2[2q2y(x2+p4z22)]4}+{1z2[2(p2z2)(x2q4y2)]4}

Fiddle Around

Let …

x

[BAxABx]

=

8x(q4y2+p4z22)2

=

2x[2x(q4y2+p4z22)]2

=

8x𝔉x(y,z)

y

[BAyABy]

=

8q4y(x2+p4z22)2

=

2y[2q2y(x2+p4z22)]2

=

8y𝔉y(x,z)

z

[BAzABz]

=

2p4z(x2q4y2)2

=

2z[p2z(x2q4y2)]2

=

8z𝔉z(x,y)

With this shorthand in place, we can write,

e^3

=

3D𝒟{ı^[x(2q4y2+p4z2)]+ȷ^[q2y(p4z2+2x2)]+k^[p2z(x2q4y2)]}

 

=

1(AB)1/2{ı^[xx2]1/2+ȷ^[yy2]1/2+k^[zz2]1/2}.

We therefore also recognize that,

h3(λ3x)

=

1(AB)1/2[xx2]1/2

=

1(AB)1/2[4x2𝔉x]1/2,

h3(λ3y)

=

1(AB)1/2[yy2]1/2

=

1(AB)1/2[4y2𝔉y]1/2,

h3(λ3z)

=

1(AB)1/2[zz2]1/2

=

1(AB)1/2[4z2𝔉z]1/2.

Now, if — and it is a BIG "if" — h3=h0(AB)1/2, then we have,

h0(λ3x)

=

[4x2𝔉x]1/2

=

2x[𝔉x]1/2,

h0(λ3y)

=

[4y2𝔉y]1/2

=

2y[𝔉y]1/2,

h0(λ3z)

=

[4z2𝔉z]1/2

=

2z[𝔉z]1/2,

h0λ3

=

x2[𝔉x]1/2+y2[𝔉y]1/2+z2[𝔉z]1/2.

But if this is the correct expression for λ3 and its three partial derivatives, then it must be true that,

h32

=

(λ3x)2+(λ3y)2+(λ3z)2

(h3h0)2

=

4x2[𝔉x]+4y2[𝔉y]+4z2[𝔉z]

 

=

4x2[(q4y2+p4z22)2]+4y2[q4(x2+p4z22)2]+4z2[p44(x2q4y2)2]

 

=

x2(2q4y2+p4z2)2+q4y2(2x2+p4z2)2+p4z2(x2q4y2)2

Well … the right-hand side of this expression is identical to the right-hand side of the above expression, where we showed that it equals (3D/𝒟)2. That is to say, we are now showing that,

(h3h0)2

=

(3D𝒟)2=[AB]

h3h0

=

(AB)1/2.

And this is precisely what, just a few lines above, we hypothesized the functional expression for h3 ought to be. EUREKA!

Summary

In summary, then …

λ3

x2[𝔉x]1/2+y2[𝔉y]1/2+z2[𝔉z]1/2

 

=

x2[(q4y2+p4z22)2]1/2+y2[q4(x2+p4z22)2]1/2+z2[p44(x2q4y2)2]1/2

 

=

x2(q4y2+p4z22)+q2y2(x2+p4z22)+p2z22(x2q4y2),

and,


h3

=

(AB)1/2

 

=

[(x2+q4y2+p4z2)(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)]1/2.

No! Once again this does not work. The direction cosines — and, hence, the components of the e^3 unit vector — are not correct!

Speculation7

Direction Cosine Components for T6 Coordinates
n λn hn λnx λny λnz γn1 γn2 γn3
1 (x2+q2y2+p2z2)1/2 λ13D xλ1 q2yλ1 p2zλ1 (x)3D (q2y)3D (p2z)3D
2 xy1/q2z2/p2 1λ2[xq2yp2z𝒟] λ2x λ2q2y 2λ2p2z xq2yp2z𝒟(1x) xq2yp2z𝒟(1q2y) xq2yp2z𝒟(2p2z)
3 --- --- --- --- --- 3D𝒟[x(2q4y2+p4z2)] 3D𝒟[q2y(p4z2+2x2)] 3D𝒟[p2z(x2q4y2)]

3D

(x2+q4y2+p4z2)1/2,

𝒟

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)1/2.


On my white-board I have shown that, if

λ33D𝒟,

then everything will work out as long as,

=

(𝒟3D)213D4,

where,

x2(2q4y2+p4z2)4+q8y2(2x2+p4z2)4+p8z2(x2q4y2)4

 

=

x2(4q8y4+4q4y2p4z2+p8z4)2+q8y2(4x4+4x2p4z2+p8z4)2+p8z2(x42x2q4y2+q8y4)2

 

=

x2[16q16y8+16q12y6p4z2+4q8y4p8z4+16q12y6p4z2+16q8y4p8z4+4q4y2p12z6+4q8y4p8z4+4q4y2p12z6+p16z8]

 

 

+q8y2[16x8+16x6p4z2+4x4p8z4+16x6p4z2+16x4p8z4+4x2p12z6+4x4p8z4+4x2p12z6+p16z8]

 

 

+p8z2[x82x6q4y2+x4q8y42x6q4y2+4x4q8y42x2q12y6+x4q8y42x2q12y6+q16y8]

 

=

x2[16q16y8+32q12y6p4z2+24q8y4p8z4+8q4y2p12z6+p16z8]

 

 

+q8y2[16x8+32x6p4z2+24x4p8z4+8x2p12z6+p16z8]

 

 

+p8z2[x84x6q4y2+6x4q8y44x2q12y6+q16y8]

Let's check this out.

RHS(𝒟3D)213D4

=

(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)(x2+q4y2+p4z2)3

 

=

(x2+q4y2+p4z2)(q4y2p4z2+x2p4z2+4x2q4y2)[x4+2x2q4y2+2x2p4z2+q8y4+2q4y2p4z2+p8z4]

 

=

[(6x2q4y2p4z2+x4p4z2+4x4q4y2)+(q8y4p4z2+4x2q8y4)+(q4y2p8z4+x2p8z4)]

 

 

×[x4+2x2q4y2+2x2p4z2+q8y4+2q4y2p4z2+p8z4]

 

=

[6x2q4y2p4z2+x4(p4z2+4q4y2)+q8y4(p4z2+4x2)+p8z4(q4y2+x2)]

 

 

×[x4+2x2q4y2+2x2p4z2+q8y4+2q4y2p4z2+p8z4]

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