Solid angle a solid angle in steradians is the following ratio: where A is the spherical surface area and r is the radius of the considered sphere. Solid angles are often used in physics, in particular astrophysics. The solid angle of an object that is very far away is roughly proportional to the ratio of area to squared distance. Here "area" means the area of the object when projected along the viewing direction. The solid angle of a sphere measured from any point in its interior is 4 sr, and the solid angle subtended at the center of a cube by one
Solid of revolution suitable integral. The disk method is used when the slice that was drawn is "perpendicular to" the axis of revolution; i.e. when integrating "parallel to" the axis of revolution. The volume of the solid formed by rotating the area between the curves of and and the lines and about the -axis is given by If (e.g. revolving an area between the curve and the -axis), this reduces to: The method can be visualized by considering a thin horizontal rectangle at between on top and on the bottom, and revolving it about the -axis; it forms a ring (or disc in