01/23/2003
15-462 Graphics I
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Euclidean Space
•Assume
vector space over real numbers
•Dot
product: a = u ¢ v
•0 ¢ 0 = 0
•u,
v are orthogonal
if u ¢ v = 0
•|v|2 = v ¢
v defines |v|, the length
of v
•Generally
work in an affine Euclidean space