Harmonic conjugate points

ID: harmonic-conjugate-points

Distinct projective points on the projective line are harmonic conjugates relative to distinct when . Use the cross-ratio convention , where the brackets are two-by-two determinants. In an affine coordinate with , , the condition is . A complete quadrangle constructs the fourth point using joins and intersections only. Characteristic two is excluded because then , and the four points could not be distinct.

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