File:Plane onto line.svg and Translation: Difference between pages

A translation is a proper isometry of Euclidean space.

The specific kind of motor

$$\mathbf T = {\tau_x \mathbf e_{23} + \tau_y \mathbf e_{31} + \tau_z \mathbf e_{12} + \large\unicode{x1d7d9}}$$

performs a translation by twice the displacement vector $$\boldsymbol \tau = (\tau_x, \tau_y, \tau_z)$$ when used as an operator in the sandwich antiproduct. This can be interpreted as a rotation about the line at infinity perpendicular to the direction $$\boldsymbol \tau$$.

Exponential Form

A translation by a distance $$\delta$$ perpendicular to a unitized plane $$\mathbf g$$ can be expressed as an exponential of the plane's attitude as

$$\mathbf T = \exp_\unicode{x27C7}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\delta \operatorname{att}(\mathbf g)\right) = \dfrac{\delta}{2} \operatorname{att}(\mathbf g) + {\large\unicode{x1d7d9}}$$

Matrix Form

When a translation $$\mathbf T$$ is applied to a point, it is equivalent to premultiplying the point by the $$4 \times 4$$ matrix

$$\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & \tau_x \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & \tau_y \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & \tau_z \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{bmatrix}$$ .

Translation to Origin

A point $$\mathbf p = p_x \mathbf e_1 + p_y \mathbf e_2 + p_z \mathbf e_3 + p_w \mathbf e_4$$ is translated to the origin by the operator

$$\mathbf T = {-\dfrac{p_{x\vphantom{y}}}{2p_w} \mathbf e_{23} - \dfrac{p_y}{2p_w} \mathbf e_{31} - \dfrac{p_{z\vphantom{y}}}{2p_w} \mathbf e_{12} + \large\unicode{x1d7d9}}$$ .

Calculation

The exact translation calculations for points, lines, and planes are shown in the following table.

See Also

• Reciprocal translation
• Rotation
• Reflection
• Inversion
• Transflection