On random surface area

Abstract

Consider a random smooth Gaussian field $G(x):F\to \mathbb{R}$, where $F$ is a compact in ${\mathbb{R}}^d$. We derive a formula for average area of a surface generated by the equation $G(x)=0$ and give some applications. As an auxiliary result we obtain an integral expression for area of a surface induced by zeros of a \emph{non-random} smooth field.