COMPOUND POISSON VECTOR FIELDS: APPLICATIONS IN ASTRONOMY.
Abstract
The characteristic function of the joint distribution of a random vector field at two points in space is derived from a representation of the field as the moving average of a homogeneous Poisson point process in an n-dimensional space. This model is used to derive a stable distribution law for the distribution of elevations on a cratered planetary surface; the spectral density function of elevations and the probability density of slopes on a cratered surface are also shown to be approximately inverse-power laws. (For further explanation, see AD-695 450.) In the second application, the logitudinal and transverse covariance functions of a random stellar force field are derived; they are linear functions of distance at distances less than a 'stellar diameter', and inverse cubic functions of distance at distances greater than a 'stellar diameter'. (For further explanation, see AD-695 453.) (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0695445
Entities
People
- Allan H. Marcus
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University