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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2022 iii Paper 320 1 g Solution by
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For an ordinary intrinsic density, inversion of the Abel transform givesIf , the integral is for every , so its derivative vanishes. The missing probability is an endpoint atom: all systems must be infinitely thin,Indeed, putting directly into part c gives . Thus a uniform apparent-axis-ratio distribution corresponds to a Dirac delta distribution of ideal zero-thickness disks, rather than to a regular intrinsic density.
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