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inversion

  

find the inversion of a point, plane, or sphere with respect to a given sphere.

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

inversion(Q, P, s)

Parameters

Q

-

the name of the object to be created

P

-

point, line, or sphere

s

-

sphere

Description

• 

If P is a point that is not the same as the center O of sphere s⁡r, the inverse of P in, or with respect to, sphere s⁡r is the point Q lying on the line OP such that OP⁢OQ=r2.

• 

Sphere s⁡r is called the sphere of inversion, point O the center of inversion, r the radius of inversion, and r2 the power of inversion.

• 

For a detailed description of Q the object created, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(Q))

• 

The command with(geom3d,inversion) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.

Examples

> 

with⁡geom3d:

Define the sphere s with center (0,0,0), radius 1

> 

sphere⁡s,point⁡o,0,0,0,1

s

(1)

Define a plane passing through A, B, C

> 

plane⁡p,point⁡A,1,0,−1,point⁡B,0,0,−1,point⁡C,0,1,−1

p

(2)

Find the inversion of the plane with respect to the sphere s

> 

inversion⁡s1,p,s

s1

(3)

Sine the plane p does not pass through the center of inversion, its inversion is a sphere through the center of inversion.

Checking:

> 

detail⁡s1

Warning, assume that the name of the axes are _x, _y and _z

name of the objects1form of the objectsphere3dname of the centercenter_s1_1coordinates of the center0,0,−12radius of the sphere12surface area of the sphereπvolume of the sphereπ6equation of the sphere_x2+_y2+_z2+_z=0

(4)
> 

IsOnObject⁡o,s1

true

(5)

Plotting:

> 

draw⁡s,s1,p⁡style=patchnogrid,color=maroon,style=wireframe,view=−1..1,−1..1,−2..1,title=`inversion of a plane with respect to a sphere`

See Also

geom3d/objects

geom3d/transformation