# Measure of intersection of polyhedral cone with unit sphere

Let $C$ be a pointed polyhedral cone in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and let $S^{n-1}$ denote the unit sphere in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Given a description of the supporting hyperplanes of $C$ is there an algorithm for computing the spherical measure of $C \cap S^{n-1}$? I suppose you could randomly generate points uniformly distributed on the unit sphere, and test each point to see if it is in $C$. Is there a better way?

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Is the base of the cone at the origin? –  Igor Rivin Nov 8 '11 at 14:51
@Igor: I call that bit of a cone the vertex, and I call the other end (when there is one) the base. –  Andreas Blass Nov 8 '11 at 14:59
@Andreas: yes, of course, base was a poorly chosen term... –  Igor Rivin Nov 8 '11 at 15:06
Yes, the vertex is the origin –  Brian Lins Nov 8 '11 at 15:20
Things may depend on how the set of supporting planes is described. Is it given as normal plane to a convex hull of some finite set in $S^{n-1}$? –  Anton Petrunin Nov 8 '11 at 17:54