Spatial Analysis in curved spaces with Non-Euclidean Geometry

Euclidean Geometry before non-Euclidean Geometry

In [3], in my argument for the primacy of Euclidean geometry on the basis of rigid motions and the existence of similar but non-congruent triangles, I wrote the following: A: “The mobility of rigid objects is now recognized as one of the things every normal human child learns in infancy, and this learning appears to be part of our biological progaramming.” B. “. . . we are all used to thinking ...

Non - Euclidean Geometry ,

Windows into non-Euclidean spaces

Spatial reasoning with RCC8 and connectedness constraints in Euclidean spaces

The language RCC8 is a widely-studied formalism for describing topological arrangements of spatial regions. The variables of this language range over the collection of non-empty, regular closed sets of n-dimensional Euclidean space, here denoted RC(Rn), and its non-logical primitives allow us to specify how the interiors, exteriors and boundaries of these sets intersect. The key question is the...

Embedding non-Euclidean color spaces into Euclidean color spaces with minimal isometric disagreement.

Isometric embedding of non-Euclidean color spaces into Euclidean color spaces is investigated. Owing to regions of nonzero Gaussian curvature within common non-Euclidean color spaces, we focus on the determination of transformations into Euclidean spaces with minimal isometric disagreement. A computational method is presented for deriving such a color space transformation by means of a multigri...

Affine Geometry, Projective Geometry, and Non- Euclidean Geometry

1. Affine Geometry 1.1. Affine Space 1.2. Affine Lines 1.3. Affine transformations 1.4. Affine Collinearity 1.5. Conic Sections 2. Projective Geometry 2.1. Perspective 2.2. Projective Plane 2.3. Projective Transformations 2.4. Projective Collinearity 2.5. Conics 3. Geometries and Groups 3.1. Transformation Groups 3.2. Erlangen Program 4. Non-Euclidean Geometry 4.1. Elliptic Geometry 4.2. Hyperb...