A Probabilistic Proof of the Spherical Excess Formula

DOI10.1080/00029890.2021.1839303zbMath1455.52001arXiv1909.04505OpenAlexW3125690244MaRDI QIDQ5144499

Daniel A. Klain

Publication date: 18 January 2021

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.04505

zbMATH Keywords

spherical triangleprobabilistic proofGirard's angle excess formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Length, area, volume and convex sets (aspects of convex geometry) (52A38) Convex sets in (3) dimensions (including convex surfaces) (52A15) Random convex sets and integral geometry (aspects of convex geometry) (52A22)

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• Angles as Probabilities
• Convex Polytopes
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