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package org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.partitioning;
import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.Point;
import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.Space;
/** This interface defines mappers between a space and one of its sub-spaces.
* Sub-spaces are the lower dimensions subsets of a n-dimensions
* space. The (n-1)-dimension sub-spaces are specific sub-spaces known
* as {@link Hyperplane hyperplanes}. This interface can be used regardless
* of the dimensions differences. As an example, {@link
* org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Line Line} in 3D
* implements Embedding<{@link
* org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Vector3D Vector3D}, {link
* org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.oned.Vector1D Vector1D>, i.e. it
* maps directly dimensions 3 and 1.
* In the 3D euclidean space, hyperplanes are 2D planes, and the 1D
* sub-spaces are lines.
*
* Note that this interface is not intended to be implemented
* by Apache Commons Math users, it is only intended to be implemented
* within the library itself. New methods may be added even for minor
* versions, which breaks compatibility for external implementations.
*
* @param Type of the embedding space.
* @param Type of the embedded sub-space.
* @see Hyperplane
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface Embedding {
/** Transform a space point into a sub-space point.
* @param point n-dimension point of the space
* @return (n-1)-dimension point of the sub-space corresponding to
* the specified space point
* @see #toSpace
*/
Point toSubSpace(Point point);
/** Transform a sub-space point into a space point.
* @param point (n-1)-dimension point of the sub-space
* @return n-dimension point of the space corresponding to the
* specified sub-space point
* @see #toSubSpace
*/
Point toSpace(Point point);
}