Verify that the map which associates to every real $t$ the matrix $R_t$ is a surjective homomorphism from the group $(\mathbb{R},+)$ onto the group $(\mathrm{SO}(2),\times)$. Is this homomorphism bijective?
Verify that the map which associates to every real $t$ the matrix $R_t$ is a surjective homomorphism from the group $(\mathbb{R},+)$ onto the group $(\mathrm{SO}(2),\times)$. Is this homomorphism bijective?