Tangent
Tangent This article is about the mathematical concept of "tangent". For other meanings, see tangent (disambiguation). In mathematics, the word "tangent" has two distinct, but etymologically related meanings ... geometry, and one in trigonometry. Geometry In plane geometry, a straight line is tangent ...
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Tangent galvanometer
Tangent galvanometer It has been suggested that this ... section be merged into Galvanometer. (Discuss) A tangent galvanometer is an instrument used for the ... current. It works on the basis of tangent law of magnetism. Construction A TG consists ... is free to rotate in the horizontal plane. The circular scale is divided into four ... To avoid errors due to parallax a plane mirror is mounted below the compass ...
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Osculating plane   (translated from Chinese)
Osculating plane Osculating plane: Crosses in the space curve P tangent and P neighbor Q may make plane < Math> \sigma< /math> When Q draws close Yu Pshi along the curve, plane < Math> \sigma< /math> Limiting position < Math> \ ...
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Tangent space
Tangent space The tangent space of a manifold is a concept ... point p of a differentiable manifold a tangent space, a real vector space which intuitively ... pass through p. The elements of the tangent space are called tangent vectors at p. All the tangent ...
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Zariski tangent space
Zariski tangent space In algebraic geometry, the Zariski tangent space is a construction that defines a tangent space, at a point P on an ... linear equations. For example, suppose given a plane curve C defined by a polynomial equation ... line. In the first case the (Zariski) tangent space to C at (0,0) ...
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Oval (projective plane)
Oval (projective plane) In PG(2,q), with q a ... equivalent with a nonsingular conic in the plane. This implies that a basis exists for ... can show that there is a unique tangent through each point, and that all these ... oval. Every nonsingular conic in the projective plane, together with its kernel, form a hyperoval ...
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Plane of reference
Plane of reference In celestial mechanics, the plane of reference is the plane from which orbital elements are defined. Specifically ... that are measured with respect to the plane of reference. Depending on the type of ... satellites with small semimajor axes Local Laplace plane - satellites with intermediate-to-large semimajor ...
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Talk:Tangent bundle
Talk:Tangent bundle You mean tangent bundle is a term used in auto ... but you can get from cars to tangent bundles in three easy steps: Automobile → differential → derivative → tangent bundle. Yes, I'm bored :) Fropuff 00 ... its group theoretical invariance discussion leads via tangent bundling to examples of cosmoligical models, ...
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Poincaré half-plane model
Poincaré half-plane model In non-Euclidean geometry, the Poincaré ... in terms of the complex upper half-plane or the unit disc, both of which ... a metric tensor on the disk or plane, expressing its hyperbolic nature. Symmetry groups A ... in the discussion of the upper half-plane. One is the linear group GL(2 ... preserving conformal maps of the upper half-plane. Important subgroups of PGL(2,C) ...
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Talk:Coriolis effect
... in a direction that is in the plane of that great circle. No matter what ... its direction on launch is in the plane of the aforementioned great circle then it ... and ballistic trajectories (projected onto the sfc plane, of course) are the same. All that ... and ballistic trajectories (projected onto the sfc plane, of course) are the same. All that ... is perfectly circular. The intersection of the plane of the satellite orbit with the ...
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