Line to hyperbola conformal transformation

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Given the line $x^\alpha=(x,1/2)$ and the parameter $c^\alpha = (0,-1)$, I know that the transformation given by:

$\tilde{x}_1 = \frac{x}{-x^2 + 1/4}$ $\tilde{x}_2 = \frac{x^2+\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{1}{4}-x^2}$

Maps the line to the hyperbola that has an equation of the form:

$y^2 - x^2 = 1$

How do I modify this transformation in order to get the hyperbola corresponding to:

$x^2 - y^2 = 1$ How is in general the method for finding such a transformation for a generic line?

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If $f$ is a conformal transformation mapping the stated line to one branch of $y^2 - x^2 = 1$ and if $R$ is a one-quarter turn about the origin (e.g., $R(x, y) = (-y, x)$), then the conformal map $R \circ f$ has the desired effect.

If you're working with a holomorphic map $f$, the holomorphic map $g = if$ has this effect.