[BLAST_ANAWARE] phi and varphi

From: Douglas Hasell (hasell@MIT.EDU)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2003 - 12:21:28 EST

Hi,

        I agree with Tancredi. No reason not to have two (or even more)
variables, phi [0,360) and varphi (-90,270]. People just have to be
careful to document their code and specify which range they are using.

        So I would propose that people who use [0,360) should use the name
phi as that is the standard definition in all the texts and people using
(-90,270] change the name to varphi so that the meaning is a bit more clear
to someone else coming and reading the code.

                                                  Cheers,
                                                          Douglas

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