1866 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox (new ed.) II. 946/1 A point-circle has thus the equation x2 + y2 = 0, and a point-sphere the equation x2 + y2 + z2 = 0.
1989 311 118 Those Lie sphere transformations which preserve that part of the Lie quadric corresponding to point-spheres.