Math 2.0

Functions of a complex variable Example

Cayley transform

Builds on Möbius transformation

Example

Let ℍ={z∈ℂ:Im⁡z>0}\mathbb{H} = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} : \operatorname{Im} z > 0 \} be the upper half-plane and 𝔻={w∈ℂ:∣w∣<1}\mathbb{D} = \{ w \in \mathbb{C} : |w| < 1 \} the open unit disc. The Cayley transform is W(z)=z−iz+i.W(z) = \frac{z - i}{z + i}. It is a Möbius transformation with a=1a = 1, b=−ib = -i, c=1c = 1, d=id = i, and ad−bc=2i≠0ad - bc = 2i \neq 0. For z∈ℂz \in \mathbb{C}, ∣W(z)∣<1|W(z)| < 1 holds exactly when zz is nearer to ii than to −i-i, that is, when Im⁡z>0\operatorname{Im} z > 0. The map WW is a bijection from ℍ\mathbb{H} onto 𝔻\mathbb{D}, with inverse w↦i1+w1−ww \mapsto i \frac{1 + w}{1 - w}.

Remarks

Some values are W(i)=0W(i) = 0, W(0)=−1W(0) = -1, W(1)=−iW(1) = -i, W(−1)=iW(-1) = i and W(∞)=1W(\infty) = 1. The map WW sends the real line together with ∞\infty onto the unit circle. It is an explicit case of the Riemann mapping theorem for ℍ\mathbb{H}. In hyperbolic geometry, it connects the half-plane model and the disc model.

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayley_transform, Complex homography
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