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One-dimensional space (1D space) is a mathematical space where location is defined by a single coordinate, exemplified by the number line. It includes straight lines and smooth curves, and in physical terms, it is referred to as a linear dimension with units of length. In various mathematical contexts, such as algebraic geometry and Lie theory, one-dimensional spaces have specific structures and properties related to their dimensionality.

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One-dimensional space (1D space) is a mathematical space where location is defined by a single coordinate, exemplified by the number line. It includes straight lines and smooth curves, and in physical terms, it is referred to as a linear dimension with units of length. In various mathematical contexts, such as algebraic geometry and Lie theory, one-dimensional spaces have specific structures and properties related to their dimensionality.

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One-dimensional space
A one-dimensional space (1D space) is a
mathematical space in which location can be
The number line
specified with a single coordinate. An example is the
number line, each point of which is described by a
single real number.[1] Any straight line or smooth curve is a one-dimensional space, regardless of
the dimension of the ambient space in which the line or curve is embedded. Examples include the
circle on a plane, or a parametric space curve. In physical space, a 1D subspace is called a "linear
dimension" (rectilinear or curvilinear), with units of length (e.g., metre).

In algebraic geometry there are several structures that are one-dimensional spaces but are usually
referred to by more specific terms. Any field is a one-dimensional vector space over itself. The
projective line over denoted is a one-dimensional space. In particular, if the field is the
complex numbers then the complex projective line is one-dimensional with respect to
(but is sometimes called the Riemann sphere, as it is a model of the sphere, two-dimensional with
respect to real-number coordinates).

For every eigenvector of a linear transformation T on a vector space V, there is a one-dimensional


space A ⊂ V generated by the eigenvector such that T(A) = A, that is, A is an invariant set under the
action of T.[2]

In Lie theory, a one-dimensional subspace of a Lie algebra is mapped to a one-parameter group


under the Lie group–Lie algebra correspondence.[3]

More generally, a ring is a length-one module over itself. Similarly, the projective line over a ring is
a one-dimensional space over the ring. In case the ring is an algebra over a field, these spaces are
one-dimensional with respect to the algebra, even if the algebra is of higher dimensionality.

Coordinate systems in one-dimensional space


One dimensional coordinate systems include the number line.

Number line

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See also
Univariate
Zero-dimensional space

References
1. Гущин, Д. Д. "Пространство как математическое понятие" (http://fmclass.ru/math.php?id=
49a0390719b7b) (in Russian). fmclass.ru. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
2. Peter Lancaster & Miron Tismenetsky (1985) The Theory of Matrices, second edition, page
147, Academic Press ISBN 0-12-435560-9
3. P. M. Cohn (1961) Lie Groups, page 70, Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical
Physics # 46

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