Abstract
Abstract
In this paper, we prove using elementary techniques that any group of diffeomorphisms acting on the 2-sphere and properly extending the conformal group of Möbius transformations must be at least 4-transitive or, more precisely, arc 4-transitive. As an important consequence, we derive that any such group must always contain an element of positive topological entropy. We also provide a self-contained characterization, in terms of transitivity, of the Möbius transformations within the full group of sphere diffeomorphisms.
Funder
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Applied Mathematics,General Mathematics
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