Equation
The equation of a tri-axial ellipsoid centred at the origin with semi-axes a,b, c aligned along the coordinate axes is
The equation of a spheroid with Oz as the symmetry axis is given by setting a=b:
The semi-axis a is the equatorial radius of the spheroid, and c is the distance from centre to pole along the symmetry axis. There are two possible cases:
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- c < a : oblate spheroid
- c > a : prolate spheroid
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The case of a=c reduces to a sphere.
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