OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Suppose that s in (0,Pi) is the length of an arc of the unit circle. The associated chord separates the interior into two segments. Let A1 be the area of the larger and A2 the area of the smaller. The term "ratio of segment areas" means A1/A2. See A336073 for a guide to related sequences.
Equals the median of the probability distribution function of angles of random rotations in 3D space uniformly distributed with respect to the Haar measure, i.e., the solution x to Integral_{t=0..x} ((1 - cos(t))/Pi) dt = 1/2 (see Reynolds, 2017; cf. A086118, A361605). - Amiram Eldar, Mar 17 2023
LINKS
Marc B. Reynolds, Volume element of SO(3) and average uniform random rotation angle, 2017.
FORMULA
EXAMPLE
arclength = 2.3098814600100572608866337793136248461119964...
MATHEMATICA
k = 3; s = s /. FindRoot[(2 Pi - s + Sin[s])/(s - Sin[s]) == k, {s, 2}, WorkingPrecision -> 200]
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PROG
(PARI) d=solve(x=0, 1, cos(x)-x); d+Pi/2 \\ Gleb Koloskov, Feb 21 2021
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jul 11 2020
STATUS
approved