The support of the limit distribution of optimal Riesz energy points on sets of revolution in ${\mathbb{R}}^3$

J. S. Brauchart, D. P. Hardin, E. B. Saff

Let A be a compact set in the right-half plane and $\Gamma (A)$ the set in ${\mathbb{R}}^3$ obtained by rotating A about the vertical axis. We investigate the support of the limit distri…