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''cyclic points, on the plane completed by imaginary points at infinity''
 
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The two imaginary points at infinity whose homogeneous coordinates <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/c/c022/c022310/c0223101.png" /> and <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/c/c022/c022310/c0223102.png" /> satisfy the equation of any circle. Straight lines passing through circular points are known as isotropic lines.
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The two imaginary points at infinity whose homogeneous coordinates $(1,i,0)$ and $(1,-i,0)$ satisfy the equation of any circle. Straight lines passing through circular points are known as isotropic lines.

Latest revision as of 09:42, 13 April 2014

cyclic points, on the plane completed by imaginary points at infinity

The two imaginary points at infinity whose homogeneous coordinates $(1,i,0)$ and $(1,-i,0)$ satisfy the equation of any circle. Straight lines passing through circular points are known as isotropic lines.

How to Cite This Entry:
Circular points. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Circular_points&oldid=15918
This article was adapted from an original article by BSE-2 (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article