[size=85]A system of points on a sphere S of radius R “induces” on the sphere S0 of radius R0 three different sets of points, which are [color=#93c47d]geometric medians (GM)[/color] -local [color=#ff0000]maxima[/color], [color=#6d9eeb]minima[/color] and [color=#38761d]saddle[/color] points sum of distance function f(x). The angular coordinates of the spherical distribution of a system of points -[color=#0000ff] local minima[/color] coincide with the original system of points.[/size]

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Distribution of points P[sub]i, [/sub][color=#5b0f00]test Point[/color][sub], [/sub] [color=#ff0000]Max[/color]/[color=#0000ff]min[/color]/[color=#38761d]saddle[/color] -[color=#333333]Critical points[/color] on a sphere. Vectors ∇f and ∇g at these points.[br]

[color=#ff0000]max:[/color] Cube  [color=#0000ff]min:[/color] Octahedron [color=#6aa84f]sad:[/color] Cuboctahedron[br]

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