Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / ia / Paper 3 / 7D / Solution

For $f(z)=(az+b)/(cz+d)$, finite fixed points obeywith the point at infinity included in the usual way when appropriate. The fundamental theorem of algebra on the Riemann sphere gives at least one fixed point. Unless $f$ is the identity, the equation is nonzero of degree at most two, so there are one or two distinct fixed points.

Let $\zeta$ be a primitive $m$th root of unity. For every $u\in \mathbb{C}$,has order $m$, and these transformations are distinct as $u$ varies.

Projectivising matrices is a homomorphism. Thus $B=CA{C}^{-1}$ in $S{L}_2(\mathbb{C})$ implies $g=[C]f[C{]}^{-1}$ in the Möbius group.

The converse as stated is false because matrix representatives may be rescaled: $A=I$ and $B=2I$ define the same Möbius transformation, while neither $B$ nor $-B$ is conjugate to $A$ (their traces differ).

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