Circle Packings with Linear Fractional Transformations
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A linear fractional transformation of the complex plane has the form , where , , , and are complex, and . Such a map is conformal (i.e. it preserves angles locally) and preserves generalized circles (i.e. lines or circles map into lines or circles).
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Contributed by: Enrique Zeleny (January 2015)
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Snapshot 1 shows the hexagonal grid with disks.
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Published: January 12 2015