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Zap. Nauchn. Sem. POMI, 2020 Volume 495, Pages 198–208 (Mi znsl7056)

Random sections of spherical convex bodies

T. D. Moseevaa, A. S. Tarasovb, D. N. Zaporozhetsc

a Euler International Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg
b Saint Petersburg State University
c St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: Let $K\subset\mathbb S^{d-1}$ be a convex spherical body. Denote by $\Delta(K)$ the distance between two random points in $K$ and denote by $\sigma(K)$ the length of a random chord of $K$. We explicitly express the distribution of $\Delta(K)$ viathe distribution of $\sigma(K)$. From this we find the density of distribution of $\Delta(K)$ when $K$ is a spherical cap.

Key words and phrases: Crofton formula, mean distance, spherical Blaschke–Petkantschin formula, spherical integral geometry, spherical convex body, random chord.

Received: 19.10.2020



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