Classical hypergeometric functions, ({}_2F_1) (33C05) Elliptic functions and integrals (33E05) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04) Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces (51M20) Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10) Convex sets in (3) dimensions (including convex surfaces) (52A15) Length, area, volume and convex sets (aspects of convex geometry) (52A38) Geometric probability and stochastic geometry (60D05)
Abstract: The orthogonal projection of a 4-cube onto a uniform random 3-subspace in R^4 is a convex 3-polyhedron P with 14 vertices almost surely. Three numerical characteristics of P -- volume, surface area and mean width -- are studied. These quantities, along with the Euler characteristic, form a basis of the space of all additive continuous measures that are invariant under rigid motions in R^3. While computing statistics of {vl, ar, mw}, we encounter the generalized hypergeometric function, elliptic integrals and Catalan's constant. A new constant 7.1185587167... also arises and deserves further attention.
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