补丁面积和任何圆体表面的均采样
Callum Robert Marples1, Philip Michael Williams1
1Molecular Therapeutics and Formulation, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD UK.
概括
在三轴圆体上生成统一的随机点是具有挑战性的. 这项研究得出了一个表面积公式来评估采样算法,找到最好的方法取决于是否需要笛卡尔坐标或极地坐标.
科学领域:
- 几何几何学的几何学
- 计算数学 计算数学 计算数学
- 数字分析 数字分析
背景情况:
- 在三轴圆体等复杂表面上生成统一的随机点是很困难的,因为缺乏分析面积公式.
- 在圆体上采样点的现有算法需要强大的验证方法.
研究的目的:
- 使用数值积分和圆积分来推导圆形斑块的表面积公式.
- 评估和比较不同的算法在三轴圆形上生成统一的随机点的效率.
主要方法:
- 通过一维数值集成来推导一个圆形斑块的表面积公式.
- 分析公式推导用于球形的特殊情况.
- 使用衍生的三轴圆形表面积公式对表面采样算法的研究.
主要成果:
- 衍生式允许用于算法验证的补丁面积计算.
- 采样算法的效率取决于所需的输出坐标系统.
- 对于笛卡尔坐标,Chen和Glotzer的梯度拒绝采样与Marsaglia的方法是最有效的.
- 对于极点坐标,一个表面积排斥采样器是最好的.
结论:
- 该研究提供了一种验证的方法,用于评估三轴圆体上的随机点生成算法.
- 在圆体上均点分布的算法选择中,应考虑目标坐标系以获得最佳效率.
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