Möbius-conjugacy rigidity conjecture for an oval

Let γ\gamma be an oval. For points P,QP,Q, let fP,fQ:γγf_P,f_Q:\gamma\to\gamma be the involutions associated with the points, and set FP,Q=fPfQF_{P,Q}=f_P\circ f_Q. Consider pairs for which either both points lie in the exterior of the oval and the line PQPQ intersects the oval, or both points lie in the interior of γ\gamma. Möbius-conjugacy rigidity conjecture. Assume that for all such pairs of points the map FP,Q:γγF_{P,Q}:\gamma\to\gamma is CC^\infty-conjugated to a Möbius transformation. Then γ\gamma is an ellipse. For an ellipse, the relevant maps arise as restrictions of hyperbolic isometries and are Möbius transformations on the circle at infinity; the source presents the converse characterization as a conjecture, with no resolution stated.

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Serge Tabachnikov, “Remarks on rigidity properties of conics”, arXiv:2110.08909 (2021).

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