Random Sections of Spherical Convex Bodies

Abstract

Let $K\subset\mathbb S^{d-1}$ be a convex spherical body. Denote by $\Delta(K)$ the distance between two random points in $K$ and denote by $\sigma(K)$ the length of a random chord of $K$. We explicitly express the distribution of $\Delta(K)$ via the distribution of $\sigma(K)$. From this we find the density of distribution of $\Delta(K)$ when $K$ is a spherical cap.