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Kobayashi-Royden vs. Hahn pseudometric in ${\Bbb C}^2$

Complex Variables 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

For a domain DCD\subset{\Bbb C} the Kobayashi--Royden κ\kappa and Hahn hh pseudometrics are equal iff DD is simply connected. Overholt showed that for DCnD\subset{\Bbb C}^n, n3n\geq3, we have hDκDh_D\equiv\kappa_D. Let D1,D2CD_1,D_2\subset{\Bbb C}. The aim of this paper is to show that hD1×D2κD1×D2h_{D_1\times D_2}\equiv\kappa_{D_1\times D_2} iff at least one of D1D_1, D2D_2 is simply connected or biholomorphic to C{0}{\Bbb C}\setminus\{0\}. In particular, there are domains DC2D\subset{\Bbb C}^2 for which hD≢κDh_D\not\equiv\kappa_D.

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@article{arxiv.math/0009215,
  title  = {Kobayashi-Royden vs. Hahn pseudometric in ${\Bbb C}^2$},
  author = {Witold Jarnicki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0009215},
  year   = {2007}
}

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