Consider the elliptical-cylindrical coordinate system (eta, psi, z), defined by
it was shown that this is an orthogonal coordinate system with scale factors
Determine the dual bases
This question has to do with binary star systems, where 'i' is the angle of inclination of the system.
Calculate the mean expectation value of the factor
Hint: In spherical coordinates,
Orbital period
To solve:
the system of equation