Erlangen Program

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The Erlangen Program is Felix Klein’s influential 1872 framework that classifies and studies geometries based on their underlying symmetry groups and transformation properties.

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instanceOf framework for classifying geometries ⓘ
mathematical program ⓘ
research program in geometry ⓘ
aimedTo clarify relationships between different geometries ⓘ
systematize known geometries ⓘ
approach group-theoretic approach to geometry ⓘ
author Felix Klein ⓘ
basedOn group theory ⓘ
centralConcept group of transformations ⓘ
invariants under a group of transformations ⓘ
classifies Euclidean geometry ⓘ
linked to: Euclidean space

affine geometry ⓘ
elliptic geometry ⓘ
hyperbolic geometry ⓘ
non-Euclidean geometry ⓘ
projective geometry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dateOfLecture 1872-10-07 ⓘ
definesGeometryAs study of invariants of a transformation group ⓘ
emphasizes equivalence under transformations ⓘ
role of symmetry in geometry ⓘ
field geometry ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
focusesOn classification of geometries ⓘ
symmetry groups ⓘ
transformation groups ⓘ
hasImpactOn axiomatic development of geometry ⓘ
foundations of geometry ⓘ
historicalImportance shifted emphasis from objects to transformations ⓘ
unified diverse geometries under a common framework ⓘ
influencedField Lie group theory ⓘ
linked to: Lie theory

differential geometry ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ
modern geometry ⓘ
topology ⓘ
namedAfter Erlangen ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
originalTitle Vergleichende Betrachtungen über neuere geometrische Forschungen ⓘ
linked to: Erlangen Program
presentedAt University of Erlangen-Nuremberg ⓘ
proposedBy Felix Klein ⓘ
publicationYear 1872 ⓘ
relatedConcept Klein geometry ⓘ
linked to: Erlangen Program
relatedTo Lie groups ⓘ
linked to: Lie group

homogeneous spaces ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Felix Klein → notableWork → Erlangen Program ⓘ
Felix Klein → notableIdea → Erlangen Program ⓘ
Erlangen Program → originalTitle → Vergleichende Betrachtungen über neuere geometrische Forschungen ⓘ
linked to: Erlangen Program
Erlangen Program → relatedConcept → Klein geometry ⓘ
linked to: Erlangen Program
Theorie der Transformationsgruppen → influencedBy → Felix Klein's Erlangen program ⓘ
linked to: Erlangen Program
Invariante Variationsprobleme → relatedTo → Felix Klein's Erlangen program ⓘ
subject linked to: "Invariante Variationsprobleme"
linked to: Erlangen Program