On the Napoleon-Torricelli configuration in affine Cayley-Klein planes. (English) Zbl 1124.51005
Using generalized complex numbers, the author gives a unified proof of a generalization of Napoleon’s theorem in affine Cayley-Klein planes. She also surveys related literature.
Reviewer: Erich W. Ellers (Toronto)
MSC:
| 51F05 | Absolute planes in metric geometry |
| 51M05 | Euclidean geometries (general) and generalizations |
| 51M04 | Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries |
| 51B20 | Minkowski geometries in nonlinear incidence geometry |
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