Paper 3, Section I, G

Geometry and Groups
Part II, 2012

Let AA be a Möbius transformation acting on the Riemann sphere. Show that, if AA is not loxodromic, then there is a disc Δ\Delta in the Riemann sphere with A(Δ)=ΔA(\Delta)=\Delta. Describe all such discs for each Möbius transformation AA.

Hence, or otherwise, show that the group GG of Möbius transformations generated by

A:ziz and B:z2zA: z \mapsto i z \quad \text { and } \quad B: z \mapsto 2 z

does not map any disc onto itself.

Describe the set of points of the Riemann sphere at which GG acts discontinuously. What is the quotient of this set by the action of GG ?