nLab affine group

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Definition

Given an affine space underlying a vector space VV, then its affine group is its group of automorphisms, i.e. the semidirect product group

Aff(V)=VGL(V) Aff(V) = V \rtimes GL(V)

of the translation group of VV and the general linear group of VV.

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