Conformal mapping, convexity and total absolute curvature
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- by Maria Kourou
- Conform. Geom. Dyn. 22 (2018), 15-32
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/ecgd/317
- Published electronically: March 5, 2018
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Abstract:
Let $f$ be a holomorphic and locally univalent function on the unit disk $\mathbb {D}$. Let $C_r$ be the circle centered at the origin of radius $r$, where $0<r <1$. We will prove that the total absolute curvature of $f(C_r)$ is an increasing function of $r$. Moreover, we present inequalities involving the $\mathrm {L}^p$-norm of the curvature of $f(C_r)$. Using the hyperbolic geometry of $\mathbb {D}$, we will prove an analogous monotonicity result for the hyperbolic total curvature. In the case where $f$ is a hyperbolically convex mapping of $\mathbb {D}$ into itself, we compare the hyperbolic total curvature of the curves $C_r$ and $f(C_r)$ and show that their ratio is a decreasing function. The last result can also be seen as a geometric version of the classical Schwarz Lemma.References
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Bibliographic Information
- Maria Kourou
- Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
- MR Author ID: 1257461
- Email: mkouroue@math.auth.gr
- Received by editor(s): June 29, 2017
- Received by editor(s) in revised form: November 23, 2017, and January 25, 2018
- Published electronically: March 5, 2018
- © Copyright 2018 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Conform. Geom. Dyn. 22 (2018), 15-32
- MSC (2010): Primary 30C45, 30C35
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/ecgd/317
- MathSciNet review: 3770612