$$\mathds{R}$$

The equations to convert a point on the sphere $$(\theta, \phi)$$ to a point on 2D plane $$(x, y)$$ are:

\begin{equation}
x=R\frac{\beta\theta}{\sqrt{\alpha\beta}}\cos{(\alpha\phi)}
\end{equation}

\begin{eqnarray}
y & = & R\frac{\alpha\phi}{\sqrt{\alpha\beta}} \\
\alpha & = & \frac{2\arccos{c}}{\pi} \\
\beta & = & \frac{\alpha}{2p}
\end{eqnarray}

where $$\theta$$ is the longitude and $$\phi$$ the latitude. R is the radius of the sphere, which is 1 in our program. $$c=0.5$$ and $$p=0.5$$ are two constants controlling the shape of the projection.

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