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Half-turn (θ=π)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Geometry and topology Differential geometry Riemannian geometry Isometry Euclidean isometry Rotation (mathematics)
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A rotation through an angle of π. In three dimensions, a half-turn about a straight line with unit vector n fixes its parallel component and negates its orthogonal complement, giving the rotation matrix 2nnT−I by orthogonal projection.

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