| Thread Closed |
Average distance between two points on sphere! |
Share Thread | Thread Tools |
| Jan12-10, 01:57 PM | #1 |
|
|
Average distance between two points on sphere!
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
I had a work with average distance between points in circle, what was very funny... but now I must do a same thing for sphere:D this word "sphere" is so funny, maybe because of polish translation for this:D (something which reminds ball or sth) 2. Relevant equations sphere parametr equations, defined integrals 3. The attempt at a solution I describe sphere in parametr equations: [tex]\begin{cases}x=R\sin\phi\cos\varphi\\ y=R\sin\phi\sin\varphi\\ z=R\cos\phi\end{cases}[/tex] any two points [tex]A_1,A_2[/tex] on sphere can be described by [tex]\phi_1,\varphi_1,\phi_2,\varphi_2[/tex] parametrs, distance between points in all axis will be [tex]D\left(\phi_1,\varphi_1,\phi_2,\varphi_2\right)=\sqrt{\left(\sin\phi_1\ cos\varphi_1-\sin\phi_2\cos\varphi_2\right)^2+\left(\sin\phi_1\sin\varphi_1-\sin\phi_2\sin\varphi_2\right)^2+\left(\cos\phi_1-\cos\phi_2\right)^2}[/tex] now I am going to simply this equation, do a quadruple integral of this function in [tex]\phi_1,\varphi_1,\phi_2,\varphi_2\in\langle0;2\pi\rangle[/tex] (this is [tex]\Omega[/tex]) and find average value, like this [tex]\frac{\iiiint\limits_\Omega f\left(\phi_1,\varphi_1,\phi_2,\varphi_2\right)\mbox{d}\Omega}{\iiiint\ limits_\Omega\mbox{d}\Omega}[/tex] is it good idea, maybe I can do it easier? thank you! |
| Thread Closed |
| Thread Tools | |
Similar Threads for: Average distance between two points on sphere!
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | Replies | ||
| Average distance between two points on circle | Calculus & Beyond Homework | 5 | ||
| average dis btwn two points in unit circle | General Math | 12 | ||
| Sighting points on a sphere | Differential Geometry | 1 | ||
| 5 Points on a Sphere | General Math | 5 | ||
| average distance between points on a circle | General Math | 2 | ||