On a property of the moebius group

Summary It is shown that the group of all Moebius transformations (M. T.) contains a subgroup such that every non-involutory M. T. not in can be transformed into each of its conjugates outside the subgroup by a unique element of this subgroup. Hence every non-integral and non-involutory M. T. can be reduced into a normal form by means of a unique element of . Also a subgroup *, can be determined such that elements of * reduce all non-involutory M. T. not in *, into their classical (integral) normal forms. There is also a discussion of the question as to other fields over which the results remain valid. To Enrico Bompiani on his scientific Jubilee.