## Yuri A. Rylov

Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences
101-1 ,Vernadskii Ave., Moscow, 119526, Russia
email: rylov@ipmnet.ru
Web site: http://rsfq1.physics.sunysb.edu/~rylov/yrylov.htm
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Updated March 3, 2011

#### abstract

Three different representation of the proper Euclidean geometry are considered. They differ in the number basic elements, from which the geometrical objects are constructed. In E-representation there are three basic elements (point, segment, angle) and no additional structures. Vrepresentation contains two basic elements (point, vector) and additional structure: linear vector space. In $\sigma$-representation there are only one basic element and additional structure: world function $\sigma =\rho ^{2}/2$, where $\rho$ is the distance. The concept of distance  appears in all representations. However, as a structure, determining the geometry, the distance appears only in the $\sigma$-representation. The $\sigma$-representation is most appropriate for modification of the proper Euclidean geometry. Practically any modification of the proper Euclidean geometry turns it into multivariant geometry, where there are many vectors $\mathbf{Q}_{0}\mathbf{Q}_{1},\mathbf{Q}_{0}\mathbf{Q}_{1}^{\prime },...$, which are equal to the vector \mathbf{P}_{0}\mathbf{P}_{1}\$, but they are not equal between themselves, in general. Concept of multivariance is very important in application to the space-time geometry. The real space-time geometry is multivariant. Multivariance of the space-time geometry is responsible for quantum effects.

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