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Geometric Characterizations of Symmetric Maps in the Complex Plane

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In this paper, we establish several characterizations of planar symmetric maps, such as preserving Euclidean circles, preserving k-Apollonius circles for some \(k\in (0,\infty )\), and preserving geometric moduli of all pairs of disjoint continua in the extended complex plane.

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We are grateful for the constructive remarks from the referees.

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This work is supported by Research Fund of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology (No. 2020B1212 030010) and Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11901061).

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Qianghua Luo was supported by Research Fund of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology (No. 2020B1212030010). Xuejing Ren was supported by NSFC(No.11901061).

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Luo, Q., Jiao, B. & Ren, X. Geometric Characterizations of Symmetric Maps in the Complex Plane. Bull. Malays. Math. Sci. Soc. 47, 73 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40840-024-01665-9

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