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SpherePoints

SpherePoints[n]

gives the positions of n uniformly distributed points on the surface of a unit sphere.

Details and Options

SpherePoints[n] gives exactly equally spaced points in certain cases for small n. In other cases, it places points so they are approximately equally spaced.
SpherePoints[n,WorkingPrecisionp] gives a result with entries of precision p.

Examples

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Basic Examples (1)

200 uniformly distributed points on a sphere:

Options (1)

WorkingPrecision (1)

Generate points with machine precision:

Generate points with 24-digit precision:

Applications (1)

Use a Delaunay mesh to make an approximation to a sphere:

Neat Examples (1)

Connect points on a sphere with a line to generate an intricate pattern:

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