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y, z) as follows. The azimuthal angle is given by the formula

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The cylindrical radius of the point P is given by

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and its distances to the foci in the plane defined by is given by

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thumbThe coordinate equals the natural logarithm of the focal distances

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whereas equals the angle between the rays to the foci, which may be determined from the law of cosines

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