Complex Analysis: Theory and Applications · Problem 2.5.2

Analytic and Harmonic Functions — Howell & Matthews

Mathematics — Complex Analysis · reciprocal-transformation

Problem

It is frequently said that the reciprocal transformation ``Maps lines and circles to lines and circles.'' In other words, under f(z)=1zf(z) = \frac{1}{z} the image of a line may be a line or circle, and the image of a circle may be a line or circle. Appeal to the extended complex plane (Riemann Sphere) and explain why this is the case.

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