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Euclidean Motion


A Euclidean motion of R^n is an affine transformation whose linear part is an orthogonal transformation.


See also

Rigid Motion

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References

Gray, A. "Euclidean Motions." §6.1 in Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 128-134, 1997.

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Euclidean Motion

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Euclidean Motion." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/EuclideanMotion.html

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