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Bi-Lipschitz parameterization of surfaces

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We consider surfaces Z homeomorphic to the plane with complete, possibly singular Riemannian metrics. If we have ∫ Z K +<2π−ε for the positive and ∫ Z K −<C for the negative part of the integral curvature, then Z is L-bi-Lipschitz equivalent to ℝ2 with L depending only on ε>0 and C>0. This result implies a conjecture by J. Fu.

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    Mario Bonk

  2. Departement Mathematik, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Urs Lang

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Bonk, M., Lang, U. Bi-Lipschitz parameterization of surfaces. Math. Ann. 327, 135–169 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00208-003-0443-8

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