# Spatial coordinate local values

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**Created:** [April 24, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/spatial-coordinate-local-values/11021 "2023-04-24T19:45:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/spatial-coordinate-local-values/11021/2 "2023-04-24T19:52:55Z")

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You do you want the explicit representation of the gauss coordinates in the physical space?

Note that `x = SpatialCoordinate(mesh)` is a symbolic representation of the quadrature point.

The quadrature degree depends on the variational form (see: [How to obtain the Gauss quadrature degree estimated by the form compiler - #2 by dokken](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/how-to-obtain-the-gauss-quadrature-degree-estimated-by-the-form-compiler/4099/2)) and thus the quadrature points will vary depending on if you look at your linear or bilinear form.

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