Dear All,

In an aricle entitled: Cell cycle-dependent distribution of telemeres,
centromeres, and chromosome-specific subsatelitte domains in the
interphase nucleus of mouse lymphocytes (Exp.Cell Res. 205p142-151,1993)
Claire Vourc'h, Domenica Taruscio, Ann Boyle and David Ward quoted a
formule for the calculation of the distribution of two random signals in a
sphere with diameter 1. They defined the following analytical formula
which they confirmed by monte-carlo simulation.

dP/dr = 24r2-36r3+12r5. Where dP gives the probability of finding the two
signals separated by a distance between r en r+dr.

I suppose the r2 etc. are exponents, but is there anybody here who can
explain the basics of the formule or where we can find more about it.
At the end of the paper Dr. Jean Dalibard is mentioned given gratitude for
the statistics. Is he known in this confocal community? Can he be
contacted about this item.

Many thank in advance

Patrick Van Oostveldt