Euclidean space

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Euclidean space is the standard flat, n-dimensional geometric setting of classical geometry and vector calculus, characterized by straight lines, right angles, and the usual distance and dot product.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf affine space
geometric space
inner product space
mathematical concept
metric space
normed vector space
topological space
generalizedBy Riemannian manifold
geodesicsAre straight lines
hasAngleDefinition via dot product
hasBasis orthonormal basis
hasCoordinateSystem Cartesian coordinates
hasCurvature zero
hasDimension n
hasDistanceFunction Euclidean distance
hasFieldOfScalars real numbers
hasIsometryGroup E(n)
hasMetric Euclidean metric
hasNorm Euclidean norm
hasOperation dot product
scalar multiplication
vector addition
hasStandardBasis canonical basis of R^n
hasStraightLines geodesics
hasStructure vector space over the real numbers
hasSubspace affine subspaces
lines
planes
hasSymmetryGroup Euclidean group
hasTopology standard Euclidean topology
isComplete true
isConnected true
isFlat true
isHausdorff true
isHomogeneous true
isLocallyCompact true
isPathConnected true
isSecondCountable true
isSeparable true
isSimplyConnected true
namedAfter Euclid
satisfies Pythagorean theorem
parallelogram law
triangle inequality
specialCaseOf Hilbert space
standardModel R^n
usedIn classical geometry
classical mechanics
multivariable calculus
vector calculus

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Riemannian manifold generalizes Euclidean space
subject linked to: Riemannian manifolds
Newtonian mechanics assumes Euclidean space
Whitney embedding theorem concerns Euclidean space
Galilean relativity assumes Euclidean space
Gaussian curvature exampleConstantCurvatureSurface Euclidean plane has K = 0
linked to: Euclidean space
Cartesian coordinate system geometryType Euclidean space
Über die Hypothesen, welche der Geometrie zu Grunde liegen influencedBy Euclidean geometry
linked to: Euclidean space
Erlangen Program classifies Euclidean geometry
linked to: Euclidean space
Schwinger functions spaceTimeDomain Euclidean space
Osterwalder–Schrader axioms assumes Euclidean space-time
linked to: Euclidean space
Pythagorean theorem holdsIn Euclidean space
Euclidean group actsOn Euclidean space
Lie sphere geometry appliesTo Euclidean space
Newtonian celestial mechanics assumes Euclidean space
Cauchy–Schwarz inequality appliesTo Euclidean spaces
linked to: Euclidean space
Fourier inversion theorem holdsIn Euclidean spaces Rn
linked to: Euclidean space
Conway's thrackle conjecture ambientSpace Euclidean plane
linked to: Euclidean space
Monge problem in optimal transport domain Euclidean spaces
linked to: Euclidean space
Penrose triangle cannotExistIn Euclidean space