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Covering properties of meromorphic functions, negative curvature and spherical geometry

Complex Variables 2016-09-07 v1

Abstract

Every nonconstant meromorphic function in the plane univalently covers spherical discs of radii arbitrarily close to arctan(sqrt 8) ~ 70^\circ 32'. If in addition all critical points of the function are multiple, then a similar statement holds with pi/2. These constants are the best possible. The proof is based on the consideration of negatively curved singular surfaces associated with meromorphic functions.

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@article{arxiv.math/0009251,
  title  = {Covering properties of meromorphic functions, negative curvature and spherical geometry},
  author = {Mario Bonk and Alexandre Eremenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0009251},
  year   = {2016}
}

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42 pages, published version