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Mercator map obtained by rotating earth

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Oct 14, 2022
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Mercator mapping from Sphere\{North Pole, South Pole} to R^2 is the composition of the Stereographic Projection mapping and the complex logarithm mapping. They are all angle-preserving (Conformal) but not area-preserving. We demonstrate the area distortion of Mercator mapping by rotating the earth.

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