A tree of linear fractional transformations
Melvyn B. Nathanson · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2013
The Calkin-Wilf tree is an infinite binary tree whose vertices are the positive rational numbers. Each number occurs in the tree exactly once and in the form $a/b$, where are $a$ and $b$ are relatively prime positive integers. It is possible to construct an analogous tree of positive linear fractional transformations of determinant 1, and to prove that this tree possesses the basic properties of the Calkin-Wilf tree of positive rational numbers.