Riemann sphere

English

Etymology

Named after Bernhard Riemann, a German mathematician.

Noun

Riemann sphere (plural Riemann spheres)

(topology, analysis) The complex plane considered with a single idealised point at infinity, homeomorphic to an ordinary sphere in 3 dimensions.

Translations

complex plane with a point at infinity

Russian: сфе́ра Ри́мана f (sféra Rímana)

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