Introduction to Classical Geometries

This book follows Felix Klein’s proposal of studying geometry by looking at the symmetries (or rigid motions) of the space in question. In this way the classical geometries are studied: Euclidean, affine, elliptic, projective and hyperbolic. For simplicity the focus is on the two-dimensional case, w...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Galarza, Ana Irene Ramírez (Συγγραφέας), Seade, José (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2007.
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505 0 |a Euclidean geometry -- Affine geometry -- Projective geometry -- Hyperbolic geometry -- Appendices. 
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