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Random polytopes in a ball

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

C. Buchta and
J. Müller
C. Buchta*
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Wien
J. Müller*
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Wien
*
∗ Postal address: Institut für Analysis, Technische Mathematik und Versicherungsmathematik, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27-29, A-1040 Wien, Austria.
∗ Postal address: Institut für Analysis, Technische Mathematik und Versicherungsmathematik, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27-29, A-1040 Wien, Austria.
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Abstract

The convex hull of n random points chosen independently and uniformly from a d-dimensional ball is a convex polytope. Its expected surface area, its expected mean width and its expected number of facets are explicitly determined.

Keywords

APPROXIMATION OF CONVEX BODIES

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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , December 1984, pp. 753 - 762
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1984 

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