Analytic Projective Geometry, 9781009260596
Hardcover
Vision, algebra, and symmetry unite in the elegance of projective geometry.

Analytic Projective Geometry

$197.96

  • Hardcover

    450 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2023

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Summary

Projective Geometry: An Analytic Journey Through Vision and Symmetry

Projective geometry is the geometry of vision, and this book introduces students to this beautiful subject from an analytic perspective, emphasising its close relationship with linear algebra and the central role of symmetry.

Starting with elementary and familiar geometry over real numbers, readers will soon build upon that knowledge via geometric pathways and journey on to deep and interesting corners of t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781009260596
ISBN-10:1009260596
Author:John Bamberg, Tim Penttila
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:450
Release Date:31 August 2023
Weight:840g
Dimensions:236mm x 159mm x 31mm
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Critics Review

‘This book provides a lively and lovely perspective on real projective spaces, combining art, history, groups and elegant proofs.’ William M. Kantor‘This book is a celebration of the projective viewpoint of geometry. It gradually introduces the reader to the subject, and the arguments are presented in a way that highlights the power of projective thinking in geometry. The reader surprisingly discovers not only that Euclidean and related theorems can be realized as derivatives of projective results, but there are also unnoticed connections between results from ancient times. The treatise also contains a large number of exercises and is dotted with worked examples, which help the reader to appreciate and deeply understand the arguments they refer to. In my opinion this is a book that will definitely change the way we look at the Euclidean and projective analytic geometry.’ Alessandro Siciliano, Università degli Studi della Basilicata

About The Author

John Bamberg

John Bamberg is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Western Australia, where he previously obtained his Ph.D. under the auspices of Cheryl Praeger and Tim Penttila. His research interests include finite and projective geometry, group theory, and algebraic combinatorics. He was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at Ghent University from 2006 to 2009, and a future fellow at the Australian Research Council from 2012 to 2016. Tim Penttila is an Australian mathematician whose research interests include geometry, group theory, and combinatorics. He was an academic at the University of Western Australia for twenty years, and a professor at Colorado State University for ten years.

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