Cayley-Klein Spaces

Alexander I. Bobenko*, Carl O.R. Lutz, Helmut Pottmann, Jan Techter

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Abstract

In Klein’s Erlangen program Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries are considered as subgeometries of projective geometry. Projective models for, e.g., hyperbolic, deSitter, and elliptic space can be obtained by using a quadric to induce the corresponding metric [Kle1928]. In this section we introduce the corresponding general notion of Cayley-Klein spaces and their groups of isometries, see, e.g., [Kle1928, Bla1954, Gie1982]. We put a particular emphasis on the description of hyperplanes, hyperspheres, and their mutual relations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpringerBriefs in Mathematics
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages27-36
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Publication series

NameSpringerBriefs in Mathematics
ISSN (Print)2191-8198
ISSN (Electronic)2191-8201

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics

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