3.2.6 Homogeneous distributions in Orientation Space

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3.2.6 Homogeneous distributions in Orientation Space

$\fbox{ \begin{minipage}{600pt} {\bf Equidistribution on the unit circle:} \begi... ...tributed on the circumference of the unit circle. \end{itemize}\end{minipage} }$ $\fbox{ \begin{minipage}{600pt} \mbox{}\\ {\bf Equidistribution on a spherical... ...ous distribution on the surface of the unit sphere. \end{itemize}\end{minipage}}$

(Generalization to hyperspherical surfaces: see Vesely, Comp. Phys.)

Franz J. Vesely Oct 2005
See also: "Computational Physics - An Introduction," Kluwer-Plenum 2001