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  2. Contact geometry - Wikipedia

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    A vector field Y is called an Euler (or Liouville) vector field if it is transverse to L and conformally symplectic, meaning that the Lie derivative of dλ with respect to Y is a multiple of dλ in a neighborhood of L. Then the restriction of to L is a contact form on L.

  3. Even and odd functions - Wikipedia

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    Even functions are those real functions whose graph is self-symmetric with respect to the y-axis, and odd functions are those whose graph is self-symmetric with respect to the origin. If the domain of a real function is self-symmetric with respect to the origin, then the function can be uniquely decomposed as the sum of an even function and an ...

  4. Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Each axis is usually named after the coordinate which is measured along it; so one says the x-axis, the y-axis, the t-axis, etc. Another common convention for coordinate naming is to use subscripts, as (x 1, x 2, ..., x n) for the n coordinates in an n-dimensional space, especially when n is greater than 3 or unspecified.

  5. Symmetry in mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The root system of the exceptional Lie group E 8.Lie groups have many symmetries. Symmetry occurs not only in geometry, but also in other branches of mathematics.Symmetry is a type of invariance: the property that a mathematical object remains unchanged under a set of operations or transformations.

  6. Symmetry operation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a symmetry operation is a geometric transformation of an object that leaves the object looking the same after it has been carried out. For example, a 1 ⁄ 3 turn rotation of a regular triangle about its center, a reflection of a square across its diagonal, a translation of the Euclidean plane, or a point reflection of a sphere through its center are all symmetry operations.

  7. Vertical and horizontal - Wikipedia

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    The y-axis on the wall is vertical, but the one on the table is horizontal. The concept of a horizontal plane is thus anything but simple, although, in practice, most of these effects and variations are rather small: they are measurable and can be predicted with great accuracy, but they may not greatly affect our daily life.

  8. Tractrix - Wikipedia

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    The arc length of one branch between x = x 1 and x = x 2 is a ln ⁠ y 1 / y 2 ⁠. The area between the tractrix and its asymptote is ⁠ π a 2 / 2 ⁠, which can be found using integration or Mamikon's theorem. The envelope of the normals of the tractrix (that is, the evolute of the tractrix) is the catenary (or chain curve) given by y = a ...

  9. Spherical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    To plot any dot from its spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ), where θ is inclination, the user would: move r units from the origin in the zenith reference direction (z-axis); then rotate by the amount of the azimuth angle (φ) about the origin from the designated azimuth reference direction, (i.e., either the x– or yaxis, see Definition ...