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Hitting probabilities for random ellipses and ellipsoids
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2016
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Let denote a rectangular lattice in the Euclidean plane E2, generated by (a × b) rectangles. In this paper we consider the probability that a random ellipse having main axes of length 2α and 2ß, with intersects . We regard the lattice as the union of two orthogonal sets and of equidistant lines and evaluate the probability that the random ellipse intersects or . Moreover, we consider the dependence structure of the events that the ellipse intersects or . We study further the case when the main axes of the ellipse are parallel to the lines of the lattice and satisfy 2ß = min (a, b) < 2α = max (a, b). In this case, the probability of intersection is 1, and there exist almost surely two perpendicular segments in within the ellipse. We evaluate the distribution function, density, mean and variance of the length of these segments. We conclude with a generalization of this problem in three dimensions.
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