Schwarz-Pick lemma for harmonic maps which are conformal at a point

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Autores principales: Forstneric, Franc, Kalaj, David
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Publicado: 2021
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author Forstneric, Franc
Kalaj, David
author_facet Forstneric, Franc
Kalaj, David
contents We obtain a sharp estimate on the norm of the differential of a harmonic map from the unit disc $\mathbb D$ in $\mathbb C$ into the unit ball $\mathbb B^n$ in $\mathbb R^n$, $n\ge 2$, at any point where the map is conformal. In dimension $n=2$, this generalizes the classical Schwarz-Pick lemma, and for $n\ge 3$ it gives the optimal Schwarz-Pick lemma for conformal minimal discs $\mathbb D\to \mathbb B^n$. This implies that conformal harmonic immersions $M \to \mathbb B^n$ from any hyperbolic conformal surface are distance-decreasing in the Poincar$\mathrm{é}$ metric on $M$ and the Cayley-Klein metric on the ball $\mathbb B^n$, and the extremal maps are precisely the conformal embeddings of the disc $\mathbb D$ onto affine discs in $\mathbb B^n$. By using these results, we lay the foundations of the hyperbolicity theory for domains in $\mathbb R^n$ based on minimal surfaces.
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spellingShingle Schwarz-Pick lemma for harmonic maps which are conformal at a point
Forstneric, Franc
Kalaj, David
Differential Geometry
Complex Variables
Primary: 53A10, Secondary: 30C80, 31A05, 32Q45
We obtain a sharp estimate on the norm of the differential of a harmonic map from the unit disc $\mathbb D$ in $\mathbb C$ into the unit ball $\mathbb B^n$ in $\mathbb R^n$, $n\ge 2$, at any point where the map is conformal. In dimension $n=2$, this generalizes the classical Schwarz-Pick lemma, and for $n\ge 3$ it gives the optimal Schwarz-Pick lemma for conformal minimal discs $\mathbb D\to \mathbb B^n$. This implies that conformal harmonic immersions $M \to \mathbb B^n$ from any hyperbolic conformal surface are distance-decreasing in the Poincar$\mathrm{é}$ metric on $M$ and the Cayley-Klein metric on the ball $\mathbb B^n$, and the extremal maps are precisely the conformal embeddings of the disc $\mathbb D$ onto affine discs in $\mathbb B^n$. By using these results, we lay the foundations of the hyperbolicity theory for domains in $\mathbb R^n$ based on minimal surfaces.
title Schwarz-Pick lemma for harmonic maps which are conformal at a point
topic Differential Geometry
Complex Variables
Primary: 53A10, Secondary: 30C80, 31A05, 32Q45
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.12403