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Modelling Hyperbolic Geometry

Robert David Borgersen

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In Euclidean geometry we have the following: Given a line L and a point P not on it, there is exactly one line through P that is parallel to L. It was discovered that assuming this is false produces the equally valid Hyperbolic Geometry, where there are in fact infinitely many lines through P that are parallel to L. This presentation is an introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry, and on modelling it in the Euclidean plane.

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In Euclidean geometry we have the following: Given a line L and a point P not on it, there is exactly one line through P that is parallel to L. It was discovered that assuming this is false produces the equally valid Hyperbolic Geometry, where there are in fact infinitely many lines through P that are parallel to L. This presentation is an introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry, and on modelling it in the Euclidean plane.

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In Euclidean geometry we have the following: Given a line L and a point P not on it, there is exactly one line through P that is parallel to L. It was discovered that assuming this is false produces the equally valid Hyperbolic Geometry, where there are in fact infinitely many lines through P that are parallel to L. This presentation is an introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry, and on modelling it in the Euclidean plane.

Key concepts: Hyperbolic geometry, Hyperbolic triangle, Non-Euclidean geometry, Euclidean geometry, Absolute geometry, Geometry, Foundations of geometry, Mathematics

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