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On the distribution of rotation angles how great is the mean rotation angle of a random rotation?

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Rummler, H. On the distribution of rotation angles how great is the mean rotation angle of a random rotation?. The Mathematical Intelligencer 24, 6–11 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03025318

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