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CHAPTER 2 COMPLEX FUNCTIONS Section 2.2 Transformations and Linear Mappings
We not take our first look at the geometric interpretation of a complex function. If is the domain of definition of the real-valued functions and , then the system of equations and describes a transformation or mapping from in the xy-plane into the uv-plane. Therefore, the function can be considered as a mapping or transformation from the set in the z-plane onto the range in the w-plane.
If is a subset of the domain of definition , then the set is called the image of the set , and is said to map A onto B. The image of a single point is a single point, and the image of the entire domain D is the range R. The mapping is said to be from A into S if the image of is contained in . The inverse image of a point w is the set of all points in such that . The inverse image of a point may be one points, several points, or none at all. If the latter case occurs, then the point w is not in the range of f.
The function is said to be one-to-one if it maps distinct points onto distinct points . If maps the set one-to-one and onto the set , then for each w in there exists exactly one point in such that . Then loosely speaking, we can solve the equation by solving for as a function of . That is, the inverse function can be found, and the following equations hold:
for all
and
We now turn our attention to the investigation of some elementary mappings. Let denote a fixed complex number. Then the transformation is a one-to-one mapping of the z-plane onto the w-plane and is called a translation. This transformation can be visualized as a rigid translation whereby the point is displaced through the vector to its new position .
The inverse mapping is given by and shows that is a one-to-one mapping from the z-plane onto the w-plane.
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Example 2.6, Page 55. Show that the function maps the line onto the line .
Thus we see that the solution is or .
Example 2.9, Page 58. Show that the linear transformation maps the right half plane onto the upper half plane .
This solution is the upper half plane .
Example 2.10, Page 60. Show that the image of the open disk under the transformation is the open disk .
Which is the disk in the w-plane.
Example 2.11, Page 60. Show that the image of the right half plane under the linear transformation is the half plane .
Which is the half plane in the w-plane.
End of Section 2.2.