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Classification of Conic Sections in $PE_2(\mathbb{R})$

Metric Geometry 2013-06-18 v1

Abstract

This paper gives a complete classification of conics in PE2(R)PE_2(\mathbb{R}). The classification has been made earlier (Reveruk [5]), but it showed to be incomplete and not possible to cite and use in further studies of properties of conics, pencil of conics, and of quadratic forms in pseudo-Euclidean spaces. This paper provides that. A pseudo-orthogonal matrix, pseudo-Euclidean values of a matrix, diagonalization of a matrix in a pseudo-Euclidean way are introduced. Conics are divided in families and by types, giving both of them geometrical meaning. The invariants of a conic with respect to the group of motions in PE2(R)PE_2(\mathbb{R}) are determined, making it possible to determine a conic without reducing its equation to canonical form. An overview table is given.

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@article{arxiv.1306.3817,
  title  = {Classification of Conic Sections in $PE_2(\mathbb{R})$},
  author = {Jelena Beban-Brkić and Marija Šimić Horvath},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.3817},
  year   = {2013}
}
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