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Galilean Transformation

Galilean Transformation

Jul 21, 20231 min read

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up:: Galilean Space

A galilean transformation is an Affine Map from a Galilean Space (E,+,⟨⋅,⋅⟩) to itself, which preserves its Galilean Structure.

Examples of Galilean Transformations

  • Since Translations in affine spaces are affine automorphisms, then they’re trivially galilean transformations

References

  • newtonian mechanics - Every Galilean transformation can be written as the composition of rotation, translation, and uniform motion - Physics Stack Exchange
  • group theory - Please help to understand a proof that any Galilean transformation can be written as composition of three (standard) transformations - Mathematics Stack Exchange

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  • Examples of Galilean Transformations
  • References

Backlinks

  • Galilean Space-time Structure

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