Let G be SL2(R), the groups of real 2×2 matrices of determinant 1 , acting on C∪{∞} by Möbius transformations.
For each of the points 0,i,−i, compute its stabilizer and its orbit under the action of G. Show that G has exactly 3 orbits in all.
Compute the orbit of i under the subgroup
H={(a0bd)∣a,b,d∈R,ad=1}⊂G.
Deduce that every element g of G may be expressed in the form g=hk where h∈H and for some θ∈R,
k=(cosθsinθ−sinθcosθ)
How many ways are there of writing g in this form?