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Characterization of segment and convexity preserving maps

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2012-12-07 v1

Abstract

In this note functions that transform open segments of a linear space into open segments of another linear space are studied and characterized. Assuming that the range is non-collinear, it is proved that such a map can always be expressed as the ratio of two affine functions.

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@article{arxiv.1212.1268,
  title  = {Characterization of segment and convexity preserving maps},
  author = {Zsolt Páles},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.1268},
  year   = {2012}
}
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