B2.13

Applied Probability
Part II, 2001

Let MM be a Poisson random measure on E=R×[0,π)E=\mathbb{R} \times[0, \pi) with constant intensity λ\lambda. For (x,θ)E(x, \theta) \in E, denote by l(x,θ)l(x, \theta) the line in R2\mathbb{R}^{2} obtained by rotating the line {(x,y):yR}\{(x, y): y \in \mathbb{R}\} through an angle θ\theta about the origin.

Consider the line process L=Ml1L=M \circ l^{-1}.

(i) What is the distribution of the number of lines intersecting the disc {zR2:za}\left\{z \in \mathbb{R}^{2}:|z| \leqslant a\right\} ?

(ii) What is the distribution of the distance from the origin to the nearest line?

(iii) What is the distribution of the distance from the origin to the kk th nearest line?