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Description
Finds the primary axes of an ellipse that best fits a set of points.
Needs["Cellzilla2D`"];
Return Value
PrimaryAxes[{{x1,y}, {x2, y2},
...}] returns information about a "best fit" ellipse
as an option list:
"Angles"→angles (in
radians) between each of the two primary axes and x-axis
"Eigenvalues"→{λ1, λ2} eigenvalues of intertia matrix
"Vectors"→{v1, v2} eigenvectors of intertia matrix
"Graphics"→graphics
object with simple plot of object and directions of major
and minor axes.
PrimaryAxesVectors[{{x1,y1},...}] returns a list containing only the vectors; it is equivalent to "Vectors"/.PrimaryAxes[{{x1,y1},...}]
Options
Example
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Implementation Notes
The primary axes are found by first translating the ellipse into center-of-mass coordinates V={{x1', y1'), {x2',y2'},...} where each {xi', yi'}={xi,yi}-{xc,yc}, and {xc,yc} is the center of mass. Then the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix
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