Homogeneous coordinates
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Coordinates having the property that the object determined by them does not change if all the coordinates are multiplied by the same non-zero number. Such, for example, are projective coordinates; Plücker coordinates and pentaspherical coordinates.
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| [a1] | W.V.D. Hodge, D. Pedoe, "Methods of algebraic geometry" , 1–3 , Cambridge Univ. Press (1947–1954) |
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Homogeneous coordinates. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Homogeneous_coordinates&oldid=12212
Homogeneous coordinates. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Homogeneous_coordinates&oldid=12212
This article was adapted from an original article by D.D. Sokolov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article