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Is this subset of matrices contractible inside the space of non-conformal matrices?
Set $\mathcal{F}:=\{ A \in \text{SL}_2(\mathbb{R}) \, | \, Ae_1 \in \operatorname{span}(e_1) \, \, \text{ and } \, \, A \, \text{ is not conformal} \,\}$, and
$\mathcal{NC}:=\{ A \in M_2(\mathbb{R}) \...