Riemann sphere in infinite dimensional space?

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The discussion centers on the concept of the Riemann sphere and its potential extension into infinite dimensional space. Participants explore the relationship between Riemannian geometry and Hilbert geometry, suggesting that Fock spaces may provide insights into this topic. The Riemann sphere serves as a Riemannian counterpart to the complex plane, facilitating the mapping of points from the xy-plane to the sphere. Key resources include Wikipedia articles on Fock spaces and the Riemann sphere.

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Riemann "sphere" in infinite dimensional space?

I was just reading about the Riemann sphere, in 3-space and find it very interesting. With it you assign a point on the sphere to every location in the xy-plane. Then I thought, in 4-space you would be able to assign every point in 3-space to a point on the 4-dimensional Riemann "sphere".

Is there any such thing in infinite dimensional space? That would be pretty cool!
 
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Log said:
I was just reading about the Riemann sphere, in 3-space and find it very interesting. With it you assign a point on the sphere to every location in the xy-plane. Then I thought, in 4-space you would be able to assign every point in 3-space to a point on the 4-dimensional Riemann "sphere".

Is there any such thing in infinite dimensional space? That would be pretty cool!

Riemannian geometry + Hilbert Geometry? Is that what you are asking? Then, maybe you want to know about Fock spaces. I don't know much of them myself, so just go to this wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fock_space.

Also, the Riemann Sphere can also be understood as the riemannian counterpart of the complex plane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_sphere#As_the_complex_projective_line

I know, that's a lot of wikipedia links, but wikipedia is correct unless someone's vandalised it, in which case, its quite obvious.
 

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