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16 May 2024 23:04:24 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Stochastics expertise needed  
From: clipka
Date: 26 Aug 2016 23:49:51
Message: <57c10ddf$1@news.povray.org>
Am 27.08.2016 um 01:18 schrieb lelama:

> You parametrize your sphere by t,y using the formula  x= r cos t, y,z= r sin t
> with  y in [-1,1] and r=sqrt(1-y^2).
> 
> Then you choose t uniformly, and for y, you choose your distribution as you want
> (this is you free parameter). Then the density around a point x,y,z depends only
> on y.
...
> This shoud satisfy all your needs if I'm not wrong.

Gee, I you have indeed nailed it!


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