SurfaceAreaEllipsoidRevolution:

Path: ACPro/ACUtils

% Compute the surface area of an ellipsoid of revolution.
   If a = c it returns the surface area of a sphere using the 
   exact formula for a sphere.

   Type SurfaceAreaEllipsoidRevolution for a demo of almost a unit sphere.

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   Form:
   s = SurfaceAreaEllipsoidRevolution( a, c )
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   Inputs
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   a           (1,1)   Semi-major axis
   c           (1,1)   Semi-major axis

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   Outputs
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   s           (1,1)   Surface area

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   Reference:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsoid
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