Conformal mapping

Japanese: 共形写像 - きょうけいしゃぞう
Conformal mapping

... The original meaning is a mapping from one curved surface to another in which the angles and directions at each point are the same in the image (figure). It is also called a conformal mapping. The stereographic projection used by Ptolemy to represent the celestial sphere and the mapping used by G. Mercator for his maps (1568) are examples of conformal mappings in this sense. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "conformal mapping" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 元の意味は,曲面から曲面への写像で,各点における角と向きが,像においても同じであるようなもののことである(図)。共形写像ともいう。プトレマイオスが天球を表すのに用いた立体射影,G.メルカトルが地図に用いた写像(1568)はこの意味の等角写像の例である。…

※「共形写像」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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