scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1055912

Publication date 2 September 1997

Euclidean geometry Möbius-geometry non-Euclidean geometry

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to geometry (51-01) Euclidean geometries (general) and generalizations (51M05) Hyperbolic and elliptic geometries (general) and generalizations (51M10) Euclidean analytic geometry (51N20) Classical or axiomatic geometry and physics (51P05)

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The book presents an elementary introduction into different parts of real geometry such as Euclidean and non-Euclidean planes, projective geometry, Möbius planes etc. The level is that of an undergraduate geometry course, but the concepts are modern: For example Klein's Erlanger Programm is introduced and applied explicitly. The author emphasizes that non-Euclidean geometries appear to be the geometry of physically reality. While most chapters prefer analytic methods the synthetic methods are not neglected: Chapters 24, 25 present Hilbert's and Bachmann's axioms. The book gives good motivations, it contains many good illustrations and causes the impression that geometry is a fascinating and important subject with results of great beauty.

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