Metric transforms and the hyperbolic four-point property
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- by Joseph E. Valentine and Stanley G. Wayment PDF
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 31 (1972), 232-234 Request permission
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to show that any metric space is homeomorphic to a metric space with each quadruple of its points congruently imbeddable in three-dimensional hyperbolic space.References
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- © Copyright 1972 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 31 (1972), 232-234
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0290254-X
- MathSciNet review: 0290254