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Letter to the Editor: Convex hulls on a hemisphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Richard Cowan
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Email address: rcowan@mail.usyd.edu.au
R. E. Miles
Affiliation:
1476 Sutton Road, Sutton, NSW 2620, Australia. Email address: roger.e.miles@netspeed.com.au
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Abstract

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Type
Stochastic Geometry and Statistical Applications
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 2009 

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