Quote:
Originally Posted by RustedKitsune
Yes, I know that, but what is the generalisation for when I don’t have coordinates? Since I’m looking at random distribution of a very large number of points, and I don’t care about creating their coordinates yet, is there a 2d equivalent to the 3D formula given in GURPS Space?
|
Ah, okay. Given an area A and number of stars N, the mean area per star is A/N. The tightest tiling that will cover an area is hexagonal, so you just need the distance between the centers of a regular array of hexagons of area A/N: 1.07*sqrt(A/N).