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- Subject: Geometry - Euclidean/elliptic/hyperbolic.
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.172517.6127@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
- From: wft@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor)
- Date: 30 Jul 92 17:25:15 +1200
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- Organization: Department of Mathematics, University of Canterbury
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- I have a small list here of simple characteristic differences between the
- three types of homogeneous geometry.
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- If anyone can add further items of interest, I would be most grateful.
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- Euclidean Elliptic Hyperbolic
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- One parallel to a line through a given pt. No parallels. Many parallels.
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- Triangle angles add to 180. More than 180. Less than 180.
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- Triangles have arbitrary area. Upper limt to area. <-- ditto
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- Whole space has infinite area. Finite. Infinite.
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- Minimum distance between parallel lines <inapplicable> At a particular
- achieved by every point on either line. point on each.
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- Bill Taylor. wft@math.canterbury.ac.nz
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