English Explanatory Dictionary

conformal geometry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of conformal (angle-preserving) transformations on a space;
  2. The study of conformal (angle-preserving) transformations on a space; (formally) an ordered pair comprising a space and the group of conformal transformations that act on the space.
  3. an ordered pair comprising a space and the group of conformal transformations that act on the space.

Word forms

conformal geometry conformal geometries

Etymology

From conformal + geometry.

Related words

conformal manifold conformal metric conformal transformation Klein geometry Möbius geometry pseudo-Riemannian manifold Riemann surface Riemannian manifold
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