Definition:Cauchy-Crofton Formula
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Definition
The Cauchy-Crofton formula calculates the length of a curve by counting the number of times the curve crosses lines in the plane.
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Source of Name
This entry was named for Augustin Louis Cauchy and Morgan William Crofton.
Historical Note
The Cauchy-Crofton formula was discovered in the $19$th century.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cauchy-Crompton formula
- Note the mistake in the name.
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Radon transform