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Some properties of chord length distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

J. Gates
J. Gates*
Affiliation:
Thames Polytechnic
*
∗ Postal address: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing, Thames Polytechnic, Wellington St, Woolwich, London SE18 6PF, UK.
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Abstract

The chord length distributions of planar convex sets are discussed, particularly the density values at the extremes of the range; there is a qualitative distinction between polygons and sets with smooth boundaries. The distance between convex sets is related to the distance between distribution functions.

Keywords

RANDOM CHORD LENGTHINITIAL AND TERMINAL DENSITIESHAUSDORFF DISTANCE

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , December 1987 , pp. 863 - 874
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1987 

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