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Hyperbolic geometry /

Although it arose from purely theoretical considerations of the underlying axioms of geometry, the work of Einstein and Dirac has demonstrated that hyperbolic geometry is a fundamental aspect of modern physics. In this book, the rich geometry of the hyperbolic plane is studied in detail, leading to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Iversen, Birger
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Colección:London Mathematical Society student texts ; 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Quadratic forms
  • Geometries
  • Hyperbolic plane
  • Fuchsian groups
  • Fundamental domains
  • Coverings
  • Poincaré's theorem
  • Hyperbolic 3-space
  • Appendix: Axioms for plane geometry.