Mathematical Crystallography
A linear transformation is a mathematical function that maps vectors from one vector space to another while preserving the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication. This means that a linear transformation can be expressed in matrix form, where the transformation can be represented by multiplying a matrix with a vector. These transformations are crucial in understanding how different geometric shapes can be manipulated and analyzed in various spaces.
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