Probability Theory of Random Polygons from the Quaternionic Viewpoint

DOI10.1002/cpa.21480zbMath1300.60026arXiv1206.3161OpenAlexW1966647070MaRDI QIDQ2922152

Jason Cantarella, Clayton Shonkwiler, Tetsuo Deguchi

Publication date: 9 October 2014

Published in: Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1206.3161

zbMATH Keywords

quaternionsradius of gyrationStiefel manifoldsaveraging chord lenghtsclosed polygon spacesedge-length distributionspolygonal arm spacessampling random polygons

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric probability and stochastic geometry (60D05) Random convex sets and integral geometry (aspects of convex geometry) (52A22)

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