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Hyperbolic Geometry is Projective Relativistic Geometry (full lecture)

Insights into Mathematics 20,378 13 years ago
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This is the full lecture of a seminar on a new way of thinking about Hyperbolic Geometry, basically viewing it as relativistic geometry projectivized, that I gave a few years ago at UNSW. We discuss three dimensional relativistic space and its quadratic/bilinear form, particularly the upper sheet of the two sheeted hyperbola, which is a Riemannian manifold under the induced metric from the Lorentzian quadratic form x^2+y^2-z^2. Two views give the Poincare and Klein models (both due to Beltrami!) and it is the latter that we extend to include the entire projective plane. We discuss some related projective geometry, harmonic ranges and cross ratio, introduce the main metrical notions of quadrance and spread, illustrate with diagrams of circles, connect with classical notions of distance and angle, and state the main laws of trigonometry as well as some important secondary results, such as the Parallax theorem. We explain the Null perspective theorem and related null trigonometric results, the 48/64 theorem and finish with the remarkable Jumping Jack theorem---my personal favourite theorem in mathematics. ************************ Screenshot PDFs for my videos are available at the website http://wildegg.com. These give you a concise overview of the contents of the lectures for various Playlists: great for review, study and summary. My research papers can be found at my Research Gate page, at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Norman_Wildberger My blog is at http://njwildberger.com/, where I will discuss lots of foundational issues, along with other things. Online courses will be developed at openlearning.com. The first one, already underway is Algebraic Calculus One at https://www.openlearning.com/courses/algebraic-calculus-one/ Please join us for an exciting new approach to one of mathematics' most important subjects! If you would like to support these new initiatives for mathematics education and research, please consider becoming a Patron of this Channel at https://www.patreon.com/njwildberger Your support would be much appreciated. Here are the Insights into Mathematics Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL55C7C83781CF4316 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C58498718451C47 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5A714C94D40392AB https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85BhzJ-oWNug1YtUjfWp1qAp https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85Bfc-S4WHvTIM7E-ir3nAOf https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85D94vHAB8joyFTH4dmVJ_Fw https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8403C2F0C89B1333 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85CcGpZpO542YLPeDIf1jqXK https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85Aqe2b4FBWUGJdYROT6-o4e https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85DB7CzoFWvA920NES3g8tJH https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85A-qCypcmZqRvaS1pGXpTua https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85DH__ZzGQWQrVRxlbKh-Nsa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85CdeBmQZ2QiCEnPQn5KQ6ov https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85AMigTyprOuf__daeklnLse https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85CnIGIWb7tH1F_S2PyOC8rb https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85CN9oJ4gYkuSQQhAtpIucuI https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85DWUiFYYGqJVtfnkUFWkKtP https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6763F57A61FE6FE8 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBF39AFBBC3FB30AF https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85DSrlV6NX8RMBksZhdTHtwW https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIljB45xT85Bmcc9ksBOAKgIZAl0BwPg7 Here are the Wild Egg Maths Playlists (some available only to Members!) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz4rKFN541wFKvKPSg5Ea6XB https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz4VlOppC5CN0D0GjrjvBGKy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz5VLVr-0LPPgm4T1mtU_DG- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz6zpIZ4Y_RK9zyJ9OufqNJv https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz7hk_Kzj4zDF_kUXBCtiGn6 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz5j1BJdXBw1MFst_nQAqzZ_ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz5HWgaVkhIwpGVKi6fciRxW https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz5HBT_Yo1G4DfeqUfI9zkKM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz7LKbuJAHaXAhRj2ylD0OoX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz6VcJQ5xcuqY6g4DWjvpmjM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz6MwUTOHRgC0oIxVtaHGQBd https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz4KD007Ge10dfrDVc4YwlYS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzdiPTrEWyz4IknbwXMEVwxOWS3z1Ch3C ************************

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