Factoring the higher dimensional quasiconformal mappings

He, Zhengxu; Liu, Jinsong

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Factoring the higher dimensional quasiconformal mappings
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Abstract:

With the aid of the logarithmic spiral mapping, we construct $n(\geq 3)$-dimensional quasiconformal homeomorphisms which admit no minimal factorizations in linear, inner, or outer dilatations.

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