 SU(2) matrix

An SU(2) matrix is a two-by-two complex unitary matrix with determinant one. It has the form $\left(\begin{array}{cc}a& b\\ -\bar{b}& \bar{a}\end{array}\right)$ with $|a{|}^2+|b{|}^2=1$. Its action on the Riemann sphere is a rotational Möbius transformation; opposite matrices induce the same sphere rotation.