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The fundamental theorem of affine geometry on tori

Differential Geometry 2016-12-20 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

The classical Fundamental Theorem of Affine Geometry states that for n2n\geq 2, any bijection of nn-dimensional Euclidean space that maps lines to lines (as sets) is given by an affine map. We consider an analogous characterization of affine automorphisms for compact quotients, and establish it for tori: A bijection of an n-dimensional torus (n2n\geq 2) is affine if and only if it maps lines to lines.

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@article{arxiv.1612.05819,
  title  = {The fundamental theorem of affine geometry on tori},
  author = {Jacob Shulkin and Wouter Van Limbeek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.05819},
  year   = {2016}
}

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23 pages, 3 figures