Interface to Hyperbolic Models

This module provides a convenient interface for interacting with models of hyperbolic space as well as their points, geodesics, and isometries.

The primary point of this module is to allow the code that implements hyperbolic space to be sufficiently decoupled while still providing a convenient user experience.

The interfaces are by default given abbreviated names. For example, UHP (upper half plane model), PD (Poincaré disk model), KM (Klein disk model), and HM (hyperboloid model).

Note

All of the current models of 2 dimensional hyperbolic space use the upper half plane model for their computations. This can lead to some problems, such as long coordinate strings for symbolic points. For example, the vector (1, 0, sqrt(2)) defines a point in the hyperboloid model. Performing mapping this point to the upper half plane and performing computations there may return with vector whose components are unsimplified strings have several sqrt(2)’s. Presently, this drawback is outweighted by the rapidity with which new models can be implemented.

AUTHORS:

• Greg Laun (2013): Initial version.

• Rania Amer, Jean-Philippe Burelle, Bill Goldman, Zach Groton, Jeremy Lent, Leila Vaden, Derrick Wigglesworth (2011): many of the methods spread across the files.

EXAMPLES:

Sage

sage: HyperbolicPlane().UHP().get_point(2 + I)
Point in UHP I + 2

sage: HyperbolicPlane().PD().get_point(1/2 + I/2)
Point in PD 1/2*I + 1/2

Python

>>> from sage.all import *
>>> HyperbolicPlane().UHP().get_point(Integer(2) + I)
Point in UHP I + 2

>>> HyperbolicPlane().PD().get_point(Integer(1)/Integer(2) + I/Integer(2))
Point in PD 1/2*I + 1/2

class sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface.HyperbolicModels(base)

Bases: Category_realization_of_parent

The category of hyperbolic models of hyperbolic space.

class ParentMethods

Bases: object

super_categories()

The super categories of self.

EXAMPLES:

Sage

sage: from sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface import HyperbolicModels
sage: H = HyperbolicPlane()
sage: models = HyperbolicModels(H)
sage: models.super_categories()
[Category of metric spaces,
 Category of realizations of Hyperbolic plane]

Python

>>> from sage.all import *
>>> from sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface import HyperbolicModels
>>> H = HyperbolicPlane()
>>> models = HyperbolicModels(H)
>>> models.super_categories()
[Category of metric spaces,
 Category of realizations of Hyperbolic plane]

class sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface.HyperbolicPlane

Bases: Parent, UniqueRepresentation

The hyperbolic plane \(\mathbb{H}^2\).

Here are the models currently implemented:

• UHP – upper half plane

• PD – Poincaré disk

• KM – Klein disk

• HM – hyperboloid model

HM

alias of HyperbolicModelHM

Hyperboloid

alias of HyperbolicModelHM

KM

alias of HyperbolicModelKM

KleinDisk

alias of HyperbolicModelKM

PD

alias of HyperbolicModelPD

PoincareDisk

alias of HyperbolicModelPD

UHP

alias of HyperbolicModelUHP

UpperHalfPlane

alias of HyperbolicModelUHP

a_realization()

Return a realization of self.

EXAMPLES:

Sage

sage: H = HyperbolicPlane()
sage: H.a_realization()
Hyperbolic plane in the Upper Half Plane Model

Python

>>> from sage.all import *
>>> H = HyperbolicPlane()
>>> H.a_realization()
Hyperbolic plane in the Upper Half Plane Model

sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface.HyperbolicSpace(n)

Return n dimensional hyperbolic space.

EXAMPLES:

Sage

sage: from sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface import HyperbolicSpace
sage: HyperbolicSpace(2)
Hyperbolic plane

Python

>>> from sage.all import *
>>> from sage.geometry.hyperbolic_space.hyperbolic_interface import HyperbolicSpace
>>> HyperbolicSpace(Integer(2))
Hyperbolic plane