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Affine transformations of circle and sphere

Metric Geometry 2016-07-20 v1

Abstract

A non-degenerate two-dimensional linear operator φ\varphi transforms the unit circle into ellipse. Let pp be the length of its bigger axis and qq -- the length of smaller. We can define the deformation coefficient k(φ)k(\varphi) as q/pq/p. Analogously, if φ\varphi is a non-degenerate three-dimensional operator, then it transforms the unit sphere into ellipsoid. If p>q>rp>q>r are lengths of its axes, then deformation coefficient k(φ)k(\varphi) will be defined as r/pr/p. In this work we compute the mean value of deformation coefficient in two-dimensional case and give an estimation of mean value in three-dimensional case.

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@article{arxiv.1607.05325,
  title  = {Affine transformations of circle and sphere},
  author = {Irina Busjatskaja and Yury Kochetkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.05325},
  year   = {2016}
}

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4 pages

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