On the second derivative of the spherical contact distribution function of smooth grain models (Q5954658)

Let \(\Xi = \bigcup_{n=1}^\infty Z_n\) be a stationary random closed set (\(Z_n\) are non-empty compact and convex sets in \(\mathbb R^d\), \(d\geq 2\)), i.e. a grain model with grains \(Z_n\). Let \(\Xi\) be locally finite, i.e. each bounded subset of \(\mathbb R^d\) is intersected by only a finite number of grains. Let \(d(x)\) be the distance from \(x\in \mathbb R^d\) to \(\Xi\). The conditional distribution of \(d(0)\), given that \(0\not\in \Xi\), is called the spherical contact distribution function \(F\) of \(\Xi\). The authors derive an explicit formula for its second derivative \(F''\). The value \(F''(0)\) is of a simple form and admits a clear geometric interpretation. For the Boolean model a new formula for \((d-1)\)st quermass density is obtained.