Elliptic Partial Differential Equations and Quasiconformal Mappings in the Plane

Elliptic Partial Differential Equations and Quasiconformal Mappings in the Plane
Author: Kari Astala
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2008-12-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1400830117

This book explores the most recent developments in the theory of planar quasiconformal mappings with a particular focus on the interactions with partial differential equations and nonlinear analysis. It gives a thorough and modern approach to the classical theory and presents important and compelling applications across a spectrum of mathematics: dynamical systems, singular integral operators, inverse problems, the geometry of mappings, and the calculus of variations. It also gives an account of recent advances in harmonic analysis and their applications in the geometric theory of mappings. The book explains that the existence, regularity, and singular set structures for second-order divergence-type equations--the most important class of PDEs in applications--are determined by the mathematics underpinning the geometry, structure, and dimension of fractal sets; moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces; and conformal dynamical systems. These topics are inextricably linked by the theory of quasiconformal mappings. Further, the interplay between them allows the authors to extend classical results to more general settings for wider applicability, providing new and often optimal answers to questions of existence, regularity, and geometric properties of solutions to nonlinear systems in both elliptic and degenerate elliptic settings.

Quasiconformal Mappings in the Plane

Quasiconformal Mappings in the Plane
Author: Olli Lehto
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-11-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783642655159

The present text is a fairly direct translation of the German edition "Quasikonforme Abbildungen" published in 1965. During the past decade the theory of quasi conformal mappings in the plane has remained relatively stable. We felt, therefore, that major changes were not necessarily required in the text. In view of the recent progress in the higher-dimensional theory we found it preferable to indicate the two-dimensional case in the title. Our sincere thanks are due to K. W. Lucas, who did the major part of the translation work. In shaping the final form of the text with him we received many valuable suggestions from A. J. Lohwater. We are indebted to Anja Aaltonen and Pentti Dyyster for the prepara­ tion of the manuscript, and to Timo Erkama and Tuomas Sorvali for the careful reading and correction of the proofs. Finally, we should like to express our thanks to Springer-Verlag for their friendly coopera­ tion in the production of this volume.

Lectures on Quasiconformal Mappings

Lectures on Quasiconformal Mappings
Author: Lars Valerian Ahlfors
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2006-07-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821836447

Lars Ahlfors's Lectures on Quasiconformal Mappings, based on a course he gave at Harvard University in the spring term of 1964, was first published in 1966 and was soon recognized as the classic it was shortly destined to become. These lectures develop the theory of quasiconformal mappings from scratch, give a self-contained treatment of the Beltrami equation, and cover the basic properties of Teichmuller spaces, including the Bers embedding and the Teichmuller curve. It is remarkable how Ahlfors goes straight to the heart of the matter, presenting major results with a minimum set of prerequisites. Many graduate students and other mathematicians have learned the foundations of the theories of quasiconformal mappings and Teichmuller spaces from these lecture notes. This edition includes three new chapters. The first, written by Earle and Kra, describes further developments in the theory of Teichmuller spaces and provides many references to the vast literature on Teichmuller spaces and quasiconformal mappings. The second, by Shishikura, describes how quasiconformal mappings have revitalized the subject of complex dynamics. The third, by Hubbard, illustrates the role of these mappings in Thurston's theory of hyperbolic structures on 3-manifolds. Together, these three new chapters exhibit the continuing vitality and importance of the theory of quasiconformal mappings.

Harmonic Quasiconformal Mappings and Hyperbolic Type Metrics

Harmonic Quasiconformal Mappings and Hyperbolic Type Metrics
Author: Vesna Todorčević
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783030225933

The book presents a research area in geometric function theory concerned with harmonic quasiconformal mappings and hyperbolic type metrics defined on planar and multidimensional domains. The classes of quasiconformal and quasiregular mappings are well established areas of study in this field as these classes are natural and fruitful generalizations of the class of analytic functions in the planar case. The book contains many concrete examples, as well as detailed proofs and explanations of motivations behind given results, gradually bringing the reader to the forefront of current research in the area. This monograph was written for a wide readership from graduate students of mathematical analysis to researchers working in this or related areas of mathematics who want to learn the tools or work on open problems listed in various parts of the book.

Quasiconformal Mappings and Analysis

Quasiconformal Mappings and Analysis
Author: Peter Duren
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461206057

In honor of Frederick W. Gehring on the occasion of his 70th birthday, an international conference on ""Quasiconformal mappings and analysis"" was held in Ann Arbor in August 1995. The 9 main speakers of the conference (Astala, Earle, Jones, Kra, Lehto, Martin, Pommerenke, Sullivan, and Vaisala) provide broad expository articles on various aspects of quasiconformal mappings and their relations to other areas of analysis. 12 other distinguished mathematicians contribute articles to this volume.

Harmonic Mappings in the Plane

Harmonic Mappings in the Plane
Author: Peter Duren
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004-03-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9781139451277

Harmonic mappings in the plane are univalent complex-valued harmonic functions of a complex variable. Conformal mappings are a special case where the real and imaginary parts are conjugate harmonic functions, satisfying the Cauchy-Riemann equations. Harmonic mappings were studied classically by differential geometers because they provide isothermal (or conformal) parameters for minimal surfaces. More recently they have been actively investigated by complex analysts as generalizations of univalent analytic functions, or conformal mappings. Many classical results of geometric function theory extend to harmonic mappings, but basic questions remain unresolved. This book is the first comprehensive account of the theory of planar harmonic mappings, treating both the generalizations of univalent analytic functions and the connections with minimal surfaces. Essentially self-contained, the book contains background material in complex analysis and a full development of the classical theory of minimal surfaces, including the Weierstrass-Enneper representation. It is designed to introduce non-specialists to a beautiful area of complex analysis and geometry.

Quasiconformal Surgery in Holomorphic Dynamics

Quasiconformal Surgery in Holomorphic Dynamics
Author: Bodil Branner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1107042917

A comprehensive introduction to quasiconformal surgery in holomorphic dynamics. Contains a wide variety of applications and illustrations.

Quasiconformal Mappings and Sobolev Spaces

Quasiconformal Mappings and Sobolev Spaces
Author: V.M. Gol'dshtein
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9400919220

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Complex Dynamics

Complex Dynamics
Author: Lennart Carleson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461243645

A discussion of the properties of conformal mappings in the complex plane, closely related to the study of fractals and chaos. Indeed, the book ends in a detailed study of the famous Mandelbrot set, which describes very general properties of such mappings. Focusing on the analytic side of this contemporary subject, the text was developed from a course taught over several semesters and aims to help students and instructors to familiarize themselves with complex dynamics. Topics covered include: conformal and quasi-conformal mappings, fixed points and conjugations, basic rational iteration, classification of periodic components, critical points and expanding maps, some applications of conformal mappings, the local geometry of the Fatou set, and quadratic polynomials and the Mandelbrot set.