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Re: ping José Carlos Santos
Posted:
Dec 23, 2012 1:40 PM
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On 21/12/2012 08:28, Rupert wrote:
> Previously I made the assertion to you that if f is a mapping from a
> Euclidean space E^n into a Euclidean space E^m which maps straight
> lines into straight lines and whose range has three points in general
> position, then it follows that f is an affine transformation.
>
> As Guowu Yao of Tsinghau University has pointed out to me this is
> false. For consider the case n=m=2 and f acts as the identity on a
> straight line and collapses the rest of the plane to a point not on
> the line.
>
> However I believe that I can fix this. For example, I think that I can
> prove that if f is a mapping from a Euclidean space E^n into E^n,
> which maps straight lines into straight lines, and whose range
> contains n+2 distinct points any n+1 of which are in general position,
> then f is an affine transformation.
>
> I hope to publish this sometime soon. I will keep you posted on the
> details.
Thank you. I'll be waiting for your proof.
Best regards,
Jose Carlos Santos
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