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Author Benz, Walter, 1931-

Title Classical geometries in modern contexts : geometry of real inner product spaces / Walter Benz
Edition 2nd ed
Published Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 277 pages)
Series [ProQuest Ebook Central]
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Contents Translation Groups -- Euclidean and Hyperbolic Geometry -- Sphere Geometries of Möbius and Lie -- Lorentz Transformations --?-Projective Mappings, Isomorphism Theorems
Summary Based on real inner product spaces X of arbitrary (finite or infinite) dimension greater than or equal to 2, this book includes proofs of newer theorems, characterizing isometries and Lorentz transformations under mild hypotheses, like for instance infinite dimensional versions of famous theorems of A D Alexandrov on Lorentz transformations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271) and index
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Subject Functional equations.
Conformal geometry.
Lie algebras.
General relativity (Physics)
Complexes.
Special relativity (Physics)
Geometry.
geometry.
MATHEMATICS -- Geometry -- General.
Conformal geometry.
Lie algebras.
General relativity (Physics)
Complexes.
Functional equations.
Special relativity (Physics)
Complexes
Conformal geometry
Functional equations
General relativity (Physics)
Lie algebras
Innenproduktraum
Innenproduktraum -- Euklidische Geometrie -- Hyperbolische Geometrie -- Möbius-Geometrie -- Lie-Geometrie -- Lorentz-Transformation.
Euklidische Geometrie -- Innenproduktraum -- Hyperbolische Geometrie -- Möbius-Geometrie -- Lie-Geometrie -- Lorentz-Transformation.
Hyperbolische Geometrie -- Euklidische Geometrie -- Innenproduktraum -- Möbius-Geometrie -- Lie-Geometrie -- Lorentz-Transformation.
Möbius-Geometrie -- Euklidische Geometrie -- Hyperbolische Geometrie -- Innenproduktraum -- Lie-Geometrie -- Lorentz-Transformation.
Lie-Geometrie -- Euklidische Geometrie -- Hyperbolische Geometrie -- Möbius-Geometrie -- Innenproduktraum -- Lorentz-Transformation.
Lorentz-Transformation -- Euklidische Geometrie -- Hyperbolische Geometrie -- Möbius-Geometrie -- Lie-Geometrie -- Innenproduktraum.
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