Author : Burkard Polster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521660587
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)
Book Synopsis Geometries on Surfaces by : Burkard Polster
Download or read book Geometries on Surfaces written by Burkard Polster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-03 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The projective, Möbius, Laguerre, and Minkowski planes over the real numbers are just a few examples of a host of fundamental classical topological geometries on surfaces. This book summarizes all known major results and open problems related to these classical point-line geometries and their close (nonclassical) relatives. Topics covered include: classical geometries; methods for constructing nonclassical geometries; classifications and characterizations of geometries. This work is related to many other fields including interpolation theory, convexity, the theory of pseudoline arrangements, topology, the theory of Lie groups, and many more. The authors detail these connections, some of which are well-known, but many much less so. Acting both as a reference for experts and as an accessible introduction for graduate students, this book will interest anyone wishing to know more about point-line geometries and the way they interact.