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From: kneller@cgl.ucsf.edu (Don Kneller)
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Subject: random points on a sphere
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Date: 7 May 90 23:08:52 GMT
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This has been a long running discussion, and I may have missed
a posted solution, but I believe you can use:

	1) theta = random number between -180 and 180
	2) phi = arccos(random number between -1 and 1)

The 2) ensures phi near 0 and pi are selected rarely, while values
near pi/2 are relatively common.

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