A Simulation Study of Random Caps on a Sphere.

Abstract

This paper describes the computer simulation of a coverage problem in geometric probability, that of placing random caps on the surface of a sphere. The simulation results were compared with exact values where known and the differences were negligible. This suggested the use of simulation results to assess several approximation formulas in the literature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1987
Accession Number
ADA178356

Entities

People

  • Christopher D. Sutton
  • H. Solomon

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • California
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Crossings
  • Estimators
  • Governments
  • Method Of Moments
  • Military Research
  • Normal Distribution
  • Numerical Integration
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • United States Government

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