Robbins constant

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In geometry, the Robbins constant, named after David P. Robbins, is the average distance between two points selected at random within a unit cube. Robbins constant can be expressed as [1]

4+172637π105+ln(1+2)5+2ln(2+3)5.

Its numerical value is approximately [2]

0.66170718226717623515582.

References

  1. Robbins, David P.; Bolis, Theodore S. (1978), "Average distance between two points in a box (solution to elementary problem E2629)", American Mathematical Monthly 85 (4): 277–278, doi:10.2307/2321177 .
  2. Plouffe, Simon, "The Robbins constant", Miscellaneous Mathematical Constants, http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/sci/math/miscellaneousmathematicalconstants/chap80.html