Hyperbolic Geometry (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)
by Birger Iversen
Sales Rank: 2131431
$39.99At Amazon on 12-6-2008
Paperback: 316 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press January 29, 1993
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521435285
ISBN-13: 978-0521435284
Product Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Product Description
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 the focal point of the book, Poincare's polygon theorem and the relationship between hyperbolic geometries and discrete groups of isometries. Hyperbolic 3-space is also discussed, and the directions that current research in this field is taking are sketched. This will be an excellent introduction to hyperbolic geometry for students new to the subject, and for experts in other fields.
Book Description
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 the focal point of the book, Poincare's polygon theorem and the relationship between hyperbolic geometries and discrete groups of isometries.
Hyperbolic Geometry (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)
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