Re: Surface Area and Volume Approximation

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From: Lawrence R. Dodd
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:28

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>>>>> On Fri, 31 Jul 1992 01:17:31 GMT, Dick Rinewalt
>>>>> <rinewalt@gamma.is.tcu.edu> said:

  Dick> Given a list of sphere descriptors (radius and coordinates of the
  Dick> center), I need to calculate the surface area and volume of the "shrink
  Dick> wrap" which encloses them. The structure is generally a branching one
  Dick> instead of being compact.

  Dick> If this poorly described problem sounds even vaguely familiar, I would
  Dick> appreciate any pointers to the literature.

  Dick> Dick Rinewalt             Computer Science Dept              Texas
  Dick> Christian Univ
  Dick> rinewalt@gamma.is.tcu.edu



Reference

 "Analytical treatment of the volume and surface area of molecules
 formed by an arbitrary collection of unequal spheres intersected by
 planes"

 L.R. Dodd and D.N. Theodorou
 MOLECULAR PHYSICS, Volume 72, Number 6, 20 April 1991, 1313-1345.

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