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Affine group of the complex line (Aff(C))

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The affine group of the complex line consists of the maps
fa,b​(z)=az+b,a∈C×,b∈C.
(1)
Composition identifies it with the semidirect product (C,+)⋊C×, where a acts on a translation coordinate by multiplication.
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Affine group of the complex line
For the Affine group of the complex line,
[G,G]={f1,b​:b∈C}≅(C,+),G/[G,G]≅C×.
(1)
Indeed, the multiplier map fa,b​↦a has the displayed translation group as its kernel and abelian image, while
[fa,1​,f1,b​]=f1,b(1−a−1)​
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produces every translation.

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