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Re: [Phys-L] rms / conic / arithmetic / geometric averages

Related to this hunt for averages is AGM, Gauss' arithmetic-geometric mean. [1] [2]

The surprising connection with physics is described here:

http://leapsecond.com/hsn2006/pendulum-period-agm.pdf

/tvb

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic%E2%80%93geometric_mean

[2] https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Arithmetic-GeometricMean.html