The document discusses different geometries including Euclidean, similarity, affine, projective, and topology. It lists key aspects of each like invariants, parameters, degrees of freedom, examples of transformations, and visual characteristics. The geometries range from 3 to 8 parameters and 2 to 8 degrees of freedom with different invariant properties like continuity, straightness, parallelism, angles, and distances.
6. DOF 4 Similar Geometry INV 4
Parameters Visuals Invariants Examples Transformation
Continuity
4
ratios of
length
1 scale Straightness Isometry+Scale
angle
1 rotation
Parallelism ratios of Reduction
2 translation areas
parallel
Angle
lines Enlargement
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It is the most general transformation that preserves shape..