Stereographic Projection: Conformal Mapping from Sphere to Plane

Stereographic Projection: Conformal Mapping from Sphere to Plane
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2020-01-14 18:26
① This example demonstrates the stereographic projection, a classic geometric transformation that maps points on a sphere (except the north pole) to a plane, showing the correspondence between the sphere and the plane. ② Core mathematical concepts include spherical geometry, projection transformation, conformal (angle-preserving) mapping, and the relationship between points and their images, including how latitude and longitude lines project to circles or lines on the plane. ③ Construction highlights: using GeoGebra commands such as Join, Sequence, Polygon, and Sphere to build the sphere, projection points, and the projection plane; objects include sphere f, point list L_1, line l, center O, radius R, points L, n, e, h, multiple lists (liste1, liste2, liste3, liste4), points A, B, C, D, polygon poly1, and images image1 and image2 to visualize the projection process. ④ Suitable for high school and university students in geometry courses, useful for understanding the Riemann sphere in complex analysis, map projection principles, and intuitive teaching of geometric transformations.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Join(Sequence[Sequence[O + ((R * i / (1 + i^(2) + j^(2))), (R * j / (1 + i^(2) + j^(2))), (((-R)) / 2 * (1 - i^(2) - j^(2)) / (1 + i^(2) + j^(2)))), j, (-6.28319 * L), (6.28319 * L), (L * π / n)], i, ((-2 * π) * L), (6.28319 * L), (L * π / n)]) → liste1
  2. Sequence(Polygon[Element[liste1, i], Element[liste1, i + 1], Element[liste1, i + 1 + e], Element[liste1, i + e]], i, 1, Length[liste1], h) → liste2
  3. Polygon((0, 0, ((-R)) / 1.5), (1, 0, ((-R)) / 1.5), 4, xOyPlane) → poly1
  4. Sequence(Sequence[Translate[poly1, Vector[(k, (2 * l) + Mod[k, 2])]], k, -10, 10], l, -5, 5) → liste3
  5. Sphere(O, (R - 0.221) / 2) → a
  6. Sequence(Sequence[Translate[poly1, Vector[(k, l + Mod[k, 1])]], k, -10, 10], l, -10, 11) → liste4

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw a sphere and a plane to demonstrate stereographic projection, showing how points on the sphere (except the north pole) map to the plane, highlighting the correspondence between the sphere and the plane. Connect points on the sphere to form latitude and longitude lines, and show their projections onto the plane as circles or lines. Start by drawing the sphere and projection plane, then sequentially draw the latitude and longitude lines on the sphere and their projections, finally connecting the projected points to visualize the entire projection process and the preservation of angles.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.