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fixed point projective geometry

I am thinking about the following: Let $\sigma:\mathbb C P^n\rightarrow\mathbb C P^n$ be a projectivity with $\sigma\circ\sigma=id_{\mathbb C P^n}$. I define the set of all fix points by ...
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Cross-ratio relations

The way I define the cross-ratio in projectve geometry: Let $P_0,P_1,P_2,P_3$ being four points on a projective line G, such that $P_0,P_1,P_2$ are pairwise distinct. Let $\pi:\mathbb KP^1\rightarrow ...
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Cross-ratio projective geometry

I have 4 points $P_0=[1:2], P_1=[3:4], P_2=[5:6], P_3=[7,8]$ in $\mathbb KP^1$ and would like to evaluate the cross-ratio. It is given by the following: $\pi:\mathbb KP^1\rightarrow G$ is the unique ...
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Lines projective space

I have a question concerning the answer of Georges Elencwajg in Lines in projective space There he states that the line $\overline {AB}=\mathbb P(\Lambda)\subset \mathbb P^n$ has its points of the ...
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Projective geometry well defined bijection

I consider the sphere $\mathbb S^n:=\{x\in\mathbb R^{n+1}: \|x\|=1 \}$ and the equivalence relation $x\sim y:\Leftrightarrow x=\pm y$. How can it be shown that the inclusion $\mathbb ...
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projective geometry hyperplane

For $j=0,\ldots,n$ consider the affine hyperplane $A_j:=e_j+\langle e_0,\ldots,e_{j-1},e_{j+1},\ldots,e_n\rangle$ in $\mathbb K^{n+1}$ and the associated embedding $\tau_j:\mathbb ...
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Difference between Projective Geometry and Affine Geometry

I recently started reading the book Multiple View Geometry by Hartley and Zisserman. In the first chapter I came across the following concepts.. Projective geometry is an extension of Euclidean ...