@ISA = qw(Exporter);
-$VERSION = 1.00;
+$VERSION = 1.01;
my @angcnv = qw(rad2deg rad2grad
deg2rad deg2grad
spherical_to_cartesian
spherical_to_cylindrical);
-@EXPORT_OK = (@rdlcnv, 'great_circle_distance');
+@EXPORT_OK = (@rdlcnv, 'great_circle_distance', 'great_circle_direction');
%EXPORT_TAGS = ('radial' => [ @rdlcnv ]);
-sub pi2 () { 2 * pi } # use constant generates warning
-sub pip2 () { pi / 2 } # use constant generates warning
-use constant DR => pi2/360;
-use constant RD => 360/pi2;
-use constant DG => 400/360;
-use constant GD => 360/400;
-use constant RG => 400/pi2;
-use constant GR => pi2/400;
+sub pi2 () { 2 * pi }
+sub pip2 () { pi / 2 }
+
+sub DR () { pi2/360 }
+sub RD () { 360/pi2 }
+sub DG () { 400/360 }
+sub GD () { 360/400 }
+sub RG () { 400/pi2 }
+sub GR () { pi2/400 }
#
# Truncating remainder.
# Angle conversions.
#
-sub rad2deg ($) { remt(RD * $_[0], 360) }
+sub rad2rad($) { remt($_[0], pi2) }
+
+sub deg2deg($) { remt($_[0], 360) }
+
+sub grad2grad($) { remt($_[0], 400) }
+
+sub rad2deg ($;$) { my $d = RD * $_[0]; $_[1] ? $d : deg2deg($d) }
-sub deg2rad ($) { remt(DR * $_[0], pi2) }
+sub deg2rad ($;$) { my $d = DR * $_[0]; $_[1] ? $d : rad2rad($d) }
-sub grad2deg ($) { remt(GD * $_[0], 360) }
+sub grad2deg ($;$) { my $d = GD * $_[0]; $_[1] ? $d : deg2deg($d) }
-sub deg2grad ($) { remt(DG * $_[0], 400) }
+sub deg2grad ($;$) { my $d = DG * $_[0]; $_[1] ? $d : grad2grad($d) }
-sub rad2grad ($) { remt(RG * $_[0], 400) }
+sub rad2grad ($;$) { my $d = RG * $_[0]; $_[1] ? $d : grad2grad($d) }
-sub grad2rad ($) { remt(GR * $_[0], pi2) }
+sub grad2rad ($;$) { my $d = GR * $_[0]; $_[1] ? $d : rad2rad($d) }
sub cartesian_to_spherical {
my ( $x, $y, $z ) = @_;
sin( $lat0 ) * sin( $lat1 ) );
}
+sub great_circle_direction {
+ my ( $theta0, $phi0, $theta1, $phi1 ) = @_;
+
+ my $lat0 = pip2 - $phi0;
+ my $lat1 = pip2 - $phi1;
+
+ my $direction =
+ atan2(sin($theta0 - $theta1) * cos($lat1),
+ cos($lat0) * sin($lat1) -
+ sin($lat0) * cos($lat1) * cos($theta0 - $theta1));
+
+ return rad2rad($direction);
+}
+
=pod
=head1 NAME
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Math::Trig;
-
+
$x = tan(0.9);
$y = acos(3.7);
$z = asin(2.4);
-
+
$halfpi = pi/2;
$rad = deg2rad(120);
details like for example how to display complex numbers. For example:
print asin(2), "\n";
-
+
should produce something like this (take or leave few last decimals):
1.5707963267949-1.31695789692482i
$radians = deg2rad($degrees);
$radians = grad2rad($gradians);
-
+
$degrees = rad2deg($radians);
$degrees = grad2deg($gradians);
-
+
$gradians = deg2grad($degrees);
$gradians = rad2grad($radians);
The full circle is 2 I<pi> radians or I<360> degrees or I<400> gradians.
+The result is by default wrapped to be inside the [0, {2pi,360,400}[ circle.
+If you don't want this, supply a true second argument:
+
+ $zillions_of_radians = deg2rad($zillions_of_degrees, 1);
+ $negative_degrees = rad2deg($negative_radians, 1);
+
+You can also do the wrapping explicitly by rad2rad(), deg2deg(), and
+grad2grad().
=head1 RADIAL COORDINATE CONVERSIONS
=back
-=head1 GREAT CIRCLE DISTANCES
+=head1 GREAT CIRCLE DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS
You can compute spherical distances, called B<great circle distances>,
-by importing the C<great_circle_distance> function:
+by importing the great_circle_distance() function:
- use Math::Trig 'great_circle_distance'
+ use Math::Trig 'great_circle_distance';
$distance = great_circle_distance($theta0, $phi0, $theta1, $phi1, [, $rho]);
$distance = great_circle_distance($lon0, pi/2 - $lat0,
$lon1, pi/2 - $lat1, $rho);
+The direction you must follow the great circle can be computed by the
+great_circle_direction() function:
+
+ use Math::Trig 'great_circle_direction';
+
+ $direction = great_circle_direction($theta0, $phi0, $theta1, $phi1);
+
+The result is in radians, zero indicating straight north, pi or -pi
+straight south, pi/2 straight west, and -pi/2 straight east.
+
+Notice that the resulting directions might be somewhat surprising if
+you are looking at a flat worldmap: in such map projections the great
+circles quite often do not look like the shortest routes-- but for
+example the shortest possible routes from Europe or North America to
+Asia do often cross the polar regions.
+
=head1 EXAMPLES
-To calculate the distance between London (51.3N 0.5W) and Tokyo (35.7N
-139.8E) in kilometers:
+To calculate the distance between London (51.3N 0.5W) and Tokyo
+(35.7N 139.8E) in kilometers:
use Math::Trig qw(great_circle_distance deg2rad);
$km = great_circle_distance(@L, @T, 6378);
-The answer may be off by few percentages because of the irregular
-(slightly aspherical) form of the Earth. The used formula
+The direction you would have to go from London to Tokyo
+
+ use Math::Trig qw(great_circle_direction);
+
+ $rad = great_circle_direction(@L, @T);
+
+=head2 CAVEAT FOR GREAT CIRCLE FORMULAS
+
+The answers may be off by few percentages because of the irregular
+(slightly aspherical) form of the Earth. The formula used for
+grear circle distances
lat0 = 90 degrees - phi0
lat1 = 90 degrees - phi1
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