Abstract
A conformal space is a non-singular metric vector space to which has been adjoined a ‘null-cone of points at infinity’. We define a conformal space in terms of a higher dimensional ‘coordinate space’, and then state and prove a ‘fundamental theorem’ of conformal geometry.
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Lester, J.A. Conformal spaces. J Geom 14, 108–117 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01918522
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