Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / ii / Paper 1 / 24F / c / Solution

The map $h(z)=e^{-iz}$ is a conformal equivalence from $E$ to the plane slit along the nonpositive real axis. Conjugating $\varphi$ by $h$ gives an automorphism of the slit plane whose two prime ends at $0$ and $\infty$ are fixed. Taking the principal square root identifies the slit plane with the right half-plane; the automorphisms of a half-plane that fix $0$ and $\infty$ are precisely $w\mapsto aw$ with $a>0$. Undoing the square root changes only the positive scale, sofor some $a>0$. Since $E$ is connected and both sides use the same branch,Thus $\varphi$ is translation by a purely imaginary number.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.