Description: Desargues's theorem of projective geometry (proved for a Hilbert lattice). Assume each triple of atoms (points) P Q R and S T U forms a triangle (i.e. determines a plane). Assume that lines P S , Q T , and R U meet at a "center of perspectivity" C . (We also assume that C is not on any of the 6 lines forming the two triangles.) Then the atoms D = ( P .\/ Q ) ./\ ( S .\/ T ) , E = ( Q .\/ R ) ./\ ( T .\/ U ) , F = ( R .\/ P ) ./\ ( U .\/ S ) are colinear, forming an "axis of perspectivity".
Our proof roughly follows Theorem 2.7.1, p. 78 in Beutelspacher and Rosenbaum,Projective Geometry: From Foundations to Applications, Cambridge University Press (1988). Unlike them, we do not assume that C is an atom to make this theorem slightly more general for easier future use. However, we prove that C must be an atom in dalemcea .
For a visual demonstration, see the "Desargues's theorem" applet at http://www.dynamicgeometry.com/JavaSketchpad/Gallery.html . The points I, J, and K there define the axis of perspectivity.
See Theorems dalaw for Desargues's law, which eliminates all of the preconditions on the atoms except for central perspectivity. This is Metamath 100 proof #87. (Contributed by NM, 20-Aug-2012)
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dath.a | |
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Assertion | dath | |
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1 | dath.b | |
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2 | dath.l | |
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3 | dath.j | |
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4 | dath.a | |
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5 | dath.m | |
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6 | dath.o | |
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7 | dath.d | |
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8 | dath.e | |
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9 | dath.f | |
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10 | 1 | eleq2i | |
11 | 10 | anbi2i | |
12 | 11 | 3anbi1i | |
13 | 12 | 3anbi1i | |
14 | eqid | |
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15 | eqid | |
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16 | 13 2 3 4 5 6 14 15 7 8 9 | dalem63 | |