List of Algebraic Geometry Topics - Classical Topics in Projective Geometry

Classical Topics in Projective Geometry

  • Affine space
  • Projective space
  • Projective line, cross-ratio
  • Projective plane
    • Line at infinity
    • Complex projective plane
  • Complex projective space
  • Plane at infinity, hyperplane at infinity
  • Projective frame
  • Projective transformation
  • Fundamental theorem of projective geometry
  • Duality (projective geometry)
  • Real projective plane
  • Real projective space
  • Segre embedding, multi-way projective space
  • Rational normal curve

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