Distributing many points on a sphere

E. B. Saff; A. B. J. Kuijlaars

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Distributing many points on a sphere

E. B. Saff A. B. J. Kuijlaars

The Mathematical Intelligencer Vol. 19 No. 1 pp. 5-11 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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E. B. Saff, A. B. J. Kuijlaars (1997). Distributing many points on a sphere. The Mathematical Intelligencer, 19(1), 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03024331

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