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Probability Distribution Of Distance In A Uniform Ellipsoid: Theory And Applications To Physics, Michelle Parry, Ephraim Fischbach
Probability Distribution Of Distance In A Uniform Ellipsoid: Theory And Applications To Physics, Michelle Parry, Ephraim Fischbach
Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications
A number of authors have previously found the probability Pn(r) that two points uniformly distributed in an n-dimensional sphere are separated by a distance r. This result greatly facilitates the calculation of self-energies of spherically symmetric matter distributions interacting by means of an arbitrary radially symmetric two-body potential. We present here the analogous results for P2(r;ϵ) and P3(r;ϵ) which respectively describe an ellipse and an ellipsoid whose major and minor axes are 2a and 2b. It is shown that …
Blending History With Physics: Acoustic Refraction, Charles D. Ross
Blending History With Physics: Acoustic Refraction, Charles D. Ross
Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications
A brief overview of atmospheric acoustics is followed by a description of how acoustic refraction can provide an interesting way of blending history with a traditional physics topic.