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  2. Dilation (metric space) - Wikipedia

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    In Euclidean space, such a dilation is a similarity of the space. [2] Dilations change the size but not the shape of an object or figure. Every dilation of a Euclidean space that is not a congruence has a unique fixed point [3] that is called the center of dilation. [4] Some congruences have fixed points and others do not. [5]

  3. Metric space - Wikipedia

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    Formally, a metric measure space is a metric space equipped with a Borel regular measure such that every ball has positive measure. [21] For example Euclidean spaces of dimension n , and more generally n -dimensional Riemannian manifolds, naturally have the structure of a metric measure space, equipped with the Lebesgue measure .

  4. Meyer set - Wikipedia

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    defined for a given X and ε, and approximating (as ε approaches zero) the definition of the reciprocal lattice of a lattice. A relatively dense set X is a Meyer set if and only if For all ε > 0, X ε is relatively dense, or equivalently; There exists an ε with 0 < ε < 1/2 for which X ε is relatively dense. [1]

  5. Spacetime diagram - Wikipedia

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    A spacetime diagram is a graphical illustration of locations in space at various times, especially in the special theory of relativity.Spacetime diagrams can show the geometry underlying phenomena like time dilation and length contraction without mathematical equations.

  6. Metric tensor (general relativity) - Wikipedia

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    The simplest example of a Lorentzian manifold is flat spacetime, which can be given as R 4 with coordinates (,,,) and the metric = + + + =. These coordinates actually cover all of R 4 . The flat space metric (or Minkowski metric ) is often denoted by the symbol η and is the metric used in special relativity .

  7. Isometry - Wikipedia

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    Given a metric space (loosely, a set and a scheme for assigning distances between elements of the set), an isometry is a transformation which maps elements to the same or another metric space such that the distance between the image elements in the new metric space is equal to the distance between the elements in the original metric space.

  8. Dilation - Wikipedia

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    Dilation (metric space), a function from a metric space into itself; Dilation (operator theory), a dilation of an operator on a Hilbert space; Dilation (morphology), an operation in mathematical morphology; Scaling (geometry), including: Homogeneous dilation , the scalar multiplication operator on a vector space or affine space; Inhomogeneous ...

  9. Mathematics of general relativity - Wikipedia

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    The metric tensor is a central object in general relativity that describes the local geometry of spacetime (as a result of solving the Einstein field equations). Using the weak-field approximation, the metric tensor can also be thought of as representing the 'gravitational potential'. The metric tensor is often just called 'the metric'.