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February 2008 A characterization of Möbius transformations
Shihai Yang
Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 84(2): 35-38 (February 2008). DOI: 10.3792/pjaa.84.35

Abstract

In this note we will show that an injection of the hyperbolic plane is Möbius if and only if for some $0<\theta<\pi$, $f$ preserves triangles with an interior angle equal to $\theta$.

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Shihai Yang. "A characterization of Möbius transformations." Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 84 (2) 35 - 38, February 2008. https://doi.org/10.3792/pjaa.84.35

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Published: February 2008
First available in Project Euclid: 4 February 2008

zbMATH: 1139.30003
MathSciNet: MR2386963
Digital Object Identifier: 10.3792/pjaa.84.35

Subjects:
Primary: 30C35

Keywords: hyperbolic triangle , Lambert quatrilaterals , Möbius transformations

Rights: Copyright © 2008 The Japan Academy

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