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Compute the loxodrome distance between two points on a unit sphere
ResourceFunction["LoxodromeDistance"][p1,p2] gives the loxodrome distance between points p1 and p2 lying on a sphere centered at the origin. |
The loxodrome distance of two points on a sphere of radius 2:
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Loxodrome distance for two randomly chosen points on the unit sphere:
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Two points on the unit sphere:
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Compute the corresponding longitudes and latitudes:
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Define and visualize the loxodrome joining the two points:
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Find the arclength of the loxodrome:
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This is equivalent to the result of LoxodromeDistance:
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