Prove that a circle {xβ(C+β£=β1β£β 2
β
) in the s-plane oorresponds to a Sreat circle on the sphere S 2
undes the stereographic projection. Fecall on the phere S 3
={(x 1
β
,x 2
β
,x 3
β
)βR 3
3x 2
+x 2
3
β
+x 3
3
β
=1), a groat eirele is determined y a linear equation a 1
β
x 1
β
+a 2
β
x 2
β
+a 3
β
x 3
β
=0. In the proof, yous need to find out 1. a 2
β
,a 3
β
explicitly. The sternographle paojection ls given by: Ξ³ β1
β1
:C+S 2
β£{(0,0,1)}βR 3
β
(x,y)β( 1+x 2
+y 2
2x
β
β
1+x 2
+y 2
2y
β
β
1+x 2
+y 2
2 2
+y 2
β1
β
).
β