Condition for Linear Operation on Complex Numbers to be of Finite Order

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Theorem

Let $A$ be the operation on the complex numbers $\C$ defined as:

$\map A x = \alpha x + \beta$


Then $A$ is of finite order greater than $1$ if and only if $\alpha$ is a root of unity other than $1$.


Proof




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