The figure at the left shows a generic spherical coordinate system, with the radial coordinate denoted by $q$, the zenith (the angle from the North Pole; the colatitude) denoted by $\alpha$, and the azimuth (the angle in the equatorial plane; the longitude) by $\beta$.
What symbols do you use for ($q$,$\alpha$,$\beta$)?
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