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Shadows of the Circle: Conic Sections, Optimal Figures and Non-euclidean Geometry
Hansen, Vagn Lundsgaard (Technical Univ of Denmark, Denmark)
Shadows of the Circle: Conic Sections, Optimal Figures and Non-euclidean Geometry
Hansen, Vagn Lundsgaard (Technical Univ of Denmark, Denmark)
This work offers insights on various facets of geometry through development of four geometric themes: ellipse; all three types of conic sections; the isoperimetric problem; and a development of the non-Euclidean geometry in the Poincare disc model of the hyperbolic plane.
120 pages, Illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 14, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9789810234188 |
Publishers | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
Pages | 120 |
Dimensions | 158 × 230 × 12 mm · 299 g |
Language | English |
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