3.8.2 Spherical Polygons, Equation 3.6

Open steimich96 opened this issue 1 year ago • 2 comments

Formula 3.6 for calculating the area of a spherical triangle: Link

I might be misunderstanding but this formula does not make sense to me. Is this a typo? If it is correct, it would maybe help to add some context for deriving the formula (maybe in the Appendix).

Following from the code, the numerator should be dot(a, cross(b, c)).

Jan 04 '24 10:01 steimich96

I came to the same conclusion, I think it is a typo I created a PR with the corresponding change and explanations here

Jan 12 '24 13:01 massile

It is a typo, thanks for reporting! I'll push an update to the online errata and the book website in a little while.

@steimich96 let me know how you want to be credited in the errata.

Jan 25 '24 21:01 mmp