Dilation (metric space)

In mathematics, a dilation is a function from a metric space into itself that satisfies the identity

for all points , where is the distance from to and is some positive real number.[1]

In Euclidean space, such a dilation is a similarity of the space.[2] Dilations change the size but not the shape of
an object or figure.

Every dilation of a Euclidean space that is not a congruence has a unique fixed point[3] that is called the center
of dilation.[4] Some congruences have fixed points and others do not.[5]

See also
Homothety
Dilation (operator theory)

References
1. Montgomery, Richard (2002), A tour of subriemannian geometries, their geodesics and
applications (https://books.google.com/books?id=DYAt3gVB7Q4C&pg=PA122), Mathematical
Surveys and Monographs, 91, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, p. 122, ISBN 0-
8218-1391-9, MR 1867362 (https://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=1867362).
2. King, James R. (1997), "An eye for similarity transformations", in King, James R.;
Schattschneider, Doris (eds.), Geometry Turned On: Dynamic Software in Learning, Teaching,
and Research (https://archive.org/details/geometryturnedon0000unse/page/109), Mathematical
Association of America Notes, 41, Cambridge University Press, pp. 109–120 (https://archive.or
g/details/geometryturnedon0000unse/page/109), ISBN 9780883850992. See in particular
p. 110 (https://books.google.com/books?id=lR0SDnl2bPwC&pg=PA110).
3. Audin, Michele (2003), Geometry (https://books.google.com/books?id=U_cTJMCIzdUC&pg=P
A80), Universitext, Springer, Proposition 3.5, pp. 80–81, ISBN 9783540434986.
4. Gorini, Catherine A. (2009), The Facts on File Geometry Handbook (https://books.google.com/b
ooks?id=PlYCcvgLJxYC&pg=PA49), Infobase Publishing, p. 49, ISBN 9781438109572.
5. Carstensen, Celine; Fine, Benjamin; Rosenberger, Gerhard (2011), Abstract Algebra:
Applications to Galois Theory, Algebraic Geometry and Cryptography (https://books.google.co
m/books?id=X1SJ_ywbgy8C&pg=PA140), Walter de Gruyter, p. 140, ISBN 9783110250091.

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