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Isometries of the Hilbert Metric

Author:
Speer, Timothy John
Degree Grantor:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Mathematics
Degree Supervisor:
Daryl Cooper
Place of Publication:
[Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Publisher:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Creation Date:
2014
Issued Date:
2014
Topics:
Mathematics
Genres:
Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
Dissertation:
Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014
Description:

On any convex domain in Rn we can define the Hilbert metric. A projective transformation is an example of an isometry of the Hilbert metric. In this thesis we will prove that the group of projective transformations on a convex domain has at most index 2 in the group of isometries of the convex domain with its Hilbert metric. Furthermore we will give criteria for which the set of projective transformations between two convex domains is equal to the set of isometries of the Hilbert metric of these convex domains. Lastly we will show that 2-dimensional convex domains with their corresponding Hilbert metrics are isometric if and only if they are projectively equivalent.

Physical Description:
1 online resource (85 pages)
Format:
Text
Collection(s):
UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3m61hcz
ISBN:
9781321203127
Catalog System Number:
990045116410203776
Rights:
Inc.icon only.dark In Copyright
Copyright Holder:
Timothy Speer
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