Beltrami–Klein model

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geometric model
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Klein_model
gptkbp:application visualization of hyperbolic geometry
gptkbp:describes gptkb:hyperbolic_plane
gptkbp:dimensions 2
gptkbp:feature lines are chords of a disk
not angle-preserving
straight lines represent geodesics
gptkbp:field gptkb:hyperbolic_geometry
gptkbp:generalizes higher dimensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beltrami–Klein model
gptkbp:introducedIn 19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Felix_Klein
gptkb:Eugenio_Beltrami
gptkbp:property angles distorted
distance function differs from Euclidean
incidence structure preserved
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Poincaré_disk_model
projective model
gptkbp:uses gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Klein_model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5