B1.11

Riemann Surfaces
Part II, 2003

Prove that a holomorphic map from P1\mathbb{P}^{1} to itself is either constant or a rational function. Prove that a holomorphic map of degree 1 from P1\mathbb{P}^{1} to itself is a Möbius transformation.

Show that, for every finite set of distinct points z1,z2,,zNz_{1}, z_{2}, \ldots, z_{N} in P1\mathbb{P}^{1} and any values w1,w2,,wNP1w_{1}, w_{2}, \ldots, w_{N} \in \mathbb{P}^{1}, there is a holomorphic function f:P1P1f: \mathbb{P}^{1} \rightarrow \mathbb{P}^{1} with f(zn)=wnf\left(z_{n}\right)=w_{n} for n=1,2,,Nn=1,2, \ldots, N.