The Beauty of Random Polytopes Inscribed in the 2-sphere

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Authors Arseny Akopyan, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Anton V. Nikitenko

Publication date 15 July 2020

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Random convex sets and integral geometry (aspects of convex geometry) (52A22) Three-dimensional polytopes (52B10) Isoperimetric problems for polytopes (52B60) Integral geometry (53C65) Geometric probability and stochastic geometry (60D05)

Abstract: Consider a random set of points on the unit sphere in $mathbb{R}^d$, which can be either uniformly sampled or a Poisson point process. Its convex hull is a random inscribed polytope, whose boundary approximates the sphere. We focus on the case $d=3$, for which there are elementary proofs and fascinating formulas for metric properties. In particular, we study the fraction of acute facets, the expected intrinsic volumes, the total edge length, and the distance to a fixed point. Finally we generalize the results to the ellipsoid with homeoid density.

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