Universal convexity for quasihyperbolic type metrics

Herron, David

doi:10.1090/ecgd/288

Universal convexity for quasihyperbolic type metrics
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by David A. Herron

Conform. Geom. Dyn. 20 (2016), 1-24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/ecgd/288

Published electronically: February 24, 2016

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Abstract:

We characterize the open sets in the sphere that are geodesically convex in any containing domain with respect to various conformal metrics.

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