Proximity transformation
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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tangent transformation, contact transformation
A transformation of curves in the plane such that two curves that are tangent to each other are mapped to two curves also tangent to each other. Cf. Contact transformation.
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Tangential transformation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Tangential_transformation&oldid=43332
Tangential transformation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Tangential_transformation&oldid=43332