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Riemannian distance functions on the real line

A distance function $d: \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R} \rightarrow [0,\infty)$ that is defined by a smooth Riemannian metric on the real line satisfies the following properties: $d$ is a length metric (...
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Looking for a reference on conformal mapping on $\Bbb R^n$

A mapping $T: \Bbb R^n\to \Bbb R^n$ is said to be conformal if it is bijective and preserves angles, i.e., if $x, y: [0,1]\to \Bbb R^n$ are curves with $x(t_0)=y(t_0)$ then $$\cos (Tx(t_0),Ty(t_0))= \...
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