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And thus any non-circular object will have a larger PrA.
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And thus any non-circular object will have a larger PrA. An infinitely eccentric object would have <math>\mathrm{PRA} \to \infty</math>.
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===Ellipse===
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If the object is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse ellipse], with equation:
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: <math>\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1</math>
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Then the width is <math>2a</math> and height <math>2b</math> (we assume <math>a \ge b</math>), the foci are <math>(\pm c, 0)</math> for <math display="inline">c = \sqrt{a^2-b^2}</math>. The eccentricity is:
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: <math>e = \frac{c}{a} = \sqrt{1 - \frac{b^2}{a^2}}</math>
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The area is:
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: <math>A = \pi a b</math>
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The perimeter is not analytic but can be approximated very roughly by:
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: <math>P \approx \pi (a +b)</math>
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Which yields:
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:<math>
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\mathrm{PRA} & = \frac{Pr}{A} \\
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  & = \frac{P \left( \sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}} \right) }{A} \\
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  & \approx \frac{\pi(a+b) }{\pi a b} \left( \sqrt{\frac{\pi a b}{\pi}} \right) \\
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  & \approx \frac{(a+b) }{ a b} \sqrt{a b} \\
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  & \approx \frac{(a+b) }{ \sqrt{a b} } \\
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Revision as of 16:49, 12 May 2022

PrA is a simple ad-hoc parameter to define the "non-circularity" or eccentricity of a 2D object. This quantity is simply:

Where is the object's perimeter, is its surface area, and is an effective size (radius), computed based on the corresponding circle of the same area:

This definition of PrA is convenient, since it provides a simple measure of eccentricity. In particular, for a circle one expects:

Since a circle has the minimal perimeter (for a given area), this is a limiting value of PrA:

And thus any non-circular object will have a larger PrA. An infinitely eccentric object would have .

Ellipse

If the object is an ellipse, with equation:

Then the width is and height (we assume ), the foci are for . The eccentricity is:

The area is:

The perimeter is not analytic but can be approximated very roughly by:

Which yields: