Determine the following factor group: $\mathbb{C}^* / \mathbb{R}_{>0}$

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Using the first isomorphism theorem, determine the following factor group:

$\mathbb{C}^* / P$ with $P = \mathbb{R}_{>0}$

How to find the factor group:

Find a surjective group homomorphism from the respective group whose kernel is the respective subgroup:

$\phi : \mathbb{C}^* \rightarrow G $ with ker$(\phi) = \{x \in \mathbb{C}^*, \phi(x) = $ neutral element of G$ \} = P = \mathbb{R}_{>0} $

After that use the isomorphism theorem to describe the respective factor group down to isomorphism.

My problem here is that I can't find a suitable group G so that exactly the kernel is equal to P.

Which group G would fit here and what would be the corresponding mapping rule and the neutral element of G?

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The obvious answer is the circle group $\Bbb T$, denoted that way because it is a $1$-torus.

$\Bbb T$ is a group under the operation of complex multiplication, with the role of the identity played by $z=1$.

The homomorphism is $\Bbb C^*\ni z\mapsto \dfrac z{\lvert z\rvert}\in\Bbb T$, and it's kernel is $P$.

This is an important example.