Mean distance between two points in a domain
Proceedings of the Yerevan State University. Physical and mathematical sciences, no. 3 (2012), pp. 3-8
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Let $\mathrm{D}$ be a bounded convex domain in the Euclidean plane and we choose uniformly and independently two points in $\mathrm{D}$. How large is the mean distance $m(\mathrm{D})$ between these two points? Up to now, there were known explicit expressions for $m(\mathrm{D})$ only in three cases, when $\mathrm{D}$ is a disc, an equilateral triangle and a rectangle. In the present paper a formula for calculation of mean distance $m(\mathrm{D})$ by means of the chord length density function of $\mathrm{D}$ is obtained. This formula allows to find $m(\mathrm{D})$ for those domains $\mathrm{D}$, for which the chord length distribution is known. In particular, using this formula, we derive explicit forms of $m(\mathrm{D})$ for a disc, a regular triangle, a rectangle, a regular hexagon and a rhombus.
Keywords:
chord length distribution function, mean distance, convex domain geometry.
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author = {N. G. Aharonyan},
title = {Mean distance between two points in a domain},
journal = {Proceedings of the Yerevan State University. Physical and mathematical sciences},
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publisher = {mathdoc},
number = {3},
year = {2012},
language = {en},
url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/UZERU_2012_3_a0/}
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N. G. Aharonyan. Mean distance between two points in a domain. Proceedings of the Yerevan State University. Physical and mathematical sciences, no. 3 (2012), pp. 3-8. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/UZERU_2012_3_a0/