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\centerline{\bf STANFORD UNIVERSITY}
\centerline{\bf DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS}
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\centerline{ Sequoia Hall, Room 200}
\centerline{4:15 p.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2002}


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\centerline{\sl Mehrdad Shahshahani}
\centerline{\sl Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics}
\centerline{\sl Tehran, Iran }
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\centerline{\bf Distributing points on the sphere}

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Several algorithm have been proposed for the "best" distribution of
points
on the sphere.  We will discuss some metrics for evaluating the
"goodness"
of the distribution of points and report on numerical results.
Applications to numerical analysis will be discussed.



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