Buffon's problem with a pivot needle
Probability
2015-04-17 v2
Authors:
Uwe Bäsel
Abstract
In this paper, we solve Buffon's needle problem for a needle consisting of two line segments connected in a pivot point.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1401.3210,
title = {Buffon's problem with a pivot needle},
author = {Uwe Bäsel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.3210},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure
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