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In this paper we show that one can use a fixed nontrivial Möbius transformation as a test map to test the discreteness of a nonelementary Möbius group. We also establish two theorems in algebraic convergence.
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Chen, M. Discreteness and Convergence of Möbius Groups. Geometriae Dedicata 104, 61–69 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GEOM.0000023036.55318.40
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