Stereographic projection

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf map projection
gptkbp:category conformal map
projection in mathematics
gptkbp:doesNotPreserve gptkb:region
gptkbp:hasInverse inverse stereographic projection
gptkbp:hasProperty circle maps to circle or line
gptkbp:heldBy conformal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stereographic projection
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkbp:mathematicalFormula (x, y, z) → (x/(1-z), y/(1-z)) for unit sphere
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:butter
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkbp:preserves angles
gptkbp:projectsOnto gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:gnomonic_projection
gptkb:orthographic_projection
gptkbp:usedFor complex plane visualization
mapping hemispheres
celestial sphere mapping
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:geometry
cartography
complex analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Möbius_Transformation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8