{ "id": "1402.3512", "version": "v1", "published": "2014-02-14T16:06:35.000Z", "updated": "2014-02-14T16:06:35.000Z", "title": "Probability that n random points in a disk are in convex position", "authors": [ "Jean-François Marckert" ], "categories": [ "math.PR", "math.CO", "math.MG" ], "abstract": "In this paper we give a formula for the probability that $n$ random points chosen under the uniform distribution in a disk are in convex position. While close, the formula is recursive and is totally explicit only for the first values of $n$.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2014-02-14T16:06:35.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "52A22", "60D05" ], "keywords": [ "convex position", "probability", "random points chosen", "first values", "uniform distribution" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2014arXiv1402.3512M" } } }