One-dimensional space

In algebraic geometry there are several structures that are one-dimensional spaces but are usually referred to by more specific terms. Any field ${\displaystyle K}$ is a one-dimensional vector space over itself. The projective line over ${\displaystyle K,}$ denoted ${\displaystyle {\mathbf{P}}^1(K),}$ is a one-dimensional space. In particular, if the field is the complex numbers ${\displaystyle \mathbb{C},}$ then the complex projective line ${\displaystyle {\mathbf{P}}^1(\mathbb{C})}$ is one-dimensional with respect to ${\displaystyle \mathbb{C}}$ (but is sometimes called the Riemann sphere, as it is a model of the sphere, two-dimensional with respect to real-number coordinates).

For every eigenvector of a linear transformation T on a vector space V, there is a one-dimensional space A ⊂ V generated by the eigenvector such that T(A) = A, that is, A is an invariant set under the action of T.

In Lie theory, a one-dimensional subspace of a Lie algebra is mapped to a one-parameter group under the Lie group–Lie algebra correspondence.

More generally, a ring is a length-one module over itself. Similarly, the projective line over a ring is a one-dimensional space over the ring. In case the ring is an algebra over a field, these spaces are one-dimensional with respect to the algebra, even if the algebra is of higher dimensionality.

Coordinate systems in one-dimensional space

One dimensional coordinate systems include the number line.