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We discuss the application of integral equations techniques to two broad areas of particle statistics, namely, stereology and packing. Problems in stereology lead to the inversion of Abel-type integral equations; and we present a brief survey of existing methods, analytical and numerical, for doing this. Packing problems lead to Volterra equations which, in simple cases, can be solved exactly and, in other cases, need to be solved numerically. Methods for doing this are presented along with some numerical results.
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Goldman, A., Visscher, W. Applications of integral equations in particle-size statistics. J Optim Theory Appl 24, 207–220 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00933187
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