90 CHAPTER 2 • COMPLEX FUNCTIONS
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- ···· -b= I
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w= l.
t
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... ~=-! ..
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b = - 1 '•
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Figure 2.25 The images of horizontal and vertical lines under the reciprocal trans-
formation.
which is the equation of a circle in the w plane with center w 0 = .J,, and radius
I~ I· The point at infinity is mapped to ( u, v) = (0, 0).
Similarly, the horizontal line y = b is mapped onto the circle
221 1 2 1 1
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2 ( )2
u + v + bv + 4b2 = u + v + 2b = 2b ,
which has center wo = -~ and radius I~ I·
Figure 2.25 illustrates the images of several lines.
-------... EXERCISES FOR SECTION 2.5
For Exercises 1- 8, find the image of the given circle or line under the reciprocal
transformation w = ~.
1. T he horizontal line Im (z) = t.
- The circle c! (-~) = {z: lz +~I= u.
- The vertical line Re z = - 3.
- The circle C 1 (-2) = {z : lz + 21 = 1}.
- The line 2x + 2y = 1.
6. The circle C1 (t) = {z: lz -~I= 1}.
- The circle C1 (~) = {z: lz-~I= l}.
- The circle C2 ( - 1 + i) = { z : lz + 1 -i i = 2}.