On the equivalence of Lagrange's axiom to the Lotschnittaxiom (Q2380488)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5687034
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    On the equivalence of Lagrange's axiom to the Lotschnittaxiom
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5687034

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      On the equivalence of Lagrange's axiom to the Lotschnittaxiom (English)
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      26 March 2010
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      The author shows that in Hilbert's plane absolute geometry the following two axioms are equivalent. \textit{Lagrange's axiom} \(\mathbf{L}\), ''If \(a\) and \(b\) are two parallels from \(P\) to \(g\), then the reflection of \(a\) in \(b\) is parallel to \(g\) as well''. Bachmann's \textit{Lotschnittaxiom} \(\mathbf{A}\), ''Every quadrilateral with three right angles closes''.
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      Lagrange's axiom
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      Bachmann's Lotschnittaxiom
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      absolute geometry
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      metric plane
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