Poincaré disk model
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The Poincaré disk model is a representation of hyperbolic geometry in which the entire infinite hyperbolic plane is mapped inside a unit disk, with geodesics appearing as circular arcs orthogonal to the boundary.
All labels observed (1)
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| Poincaré disk model canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16991697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poincaré disk model Context triple: [Non-Euclidean geometry, hasModel, Poincaré disk model]
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Poincaré upper half-plane model
The Poincaré upper half-plane model is a standard representation of the hyperbolic plane using the complex numbers with positive imaginary part, equipped with a specific metric that makes geodesics appear as semicircles and vertical lines.
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Poincaré metric
The Poincaré metric is the canonical complete Riemannian metric of constant negative curvature on simply connected Riemann surfaces like the unit disk or upper half-plane, fundamental in complex analysis and hyperbolic geometry.
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Riemann sphere
The Riemann sphere is the complex plane plus a point at infinity, forming a one-dimensional complex manifold topologically equivalent to a sphere and used to study meromorphic functions and complex analysis.
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Soddy circle
A Soddy circle is one of the circles in a configuration of four mutually tangent circles, central to the geometric problem described by Descartes' circle theorem.
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Cartesian circle
The Cartesian circle is a famous alleged circular reasoning in René Descartes’ Meditations, where his proof of God’s existence and his justification of clear and distinct perceptions appear to depend on each other.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poincaré disk model Target entity description: The Poincaré disk model is a representation of hyperbolic geometry in which the entire infinite hyperbolic plane is mapped inside a unit disk, with geodesics appearing as circular arcs orthogonal to the boundary.
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A.
Poincaré upper half-plane model
The Poincaré upper half-plane model is a standard representation of the hyperbolic plane using the complex numbers with positive imaginary part, equipped with a specific metric that makes geodesics appear as semicircles and vertical lines.
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B.
Poincaré metric
The Poincaré metric is the canonical complete Riemannian metric of constant negative curvature on simply connected Riemann surfaces like the unit disk or upper half-plane, fundamental in complex analysis and hyperbolic geometry.
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C.
Riemann sphere
The Riemann sphere is the complex plane plus a point at infinity, forming a one-dimensional complex manifold topologically equivalent to a sphere and used to study meromorphic functions and complex analysis.
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D.
Soddy circle
A Soddy circle is one of the circles in a configuration of four mutually tangent circles, central to the geometric problem described by Descartes' circle theorem.
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E.
Cartesian circle
The Cartesian circle is a famous alleged circular reasoning in René Descartes’ Meditations, where his proof of God’s existence and his justification of clear and distinct perceptions appear to depend on each other.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Non-Euclidean geometry