Lowener Theory on Analytic Universal Covering Maps
Abstract
We study Loewner chains in without assuming univalence of each element. We prove a decomposition: every chain admits a factorization , where is analytic on with , and is a classical Loewner chain of univalent functions. Under a mild regularity assumption on , we derive a partial differential equation that generalizes the Loewner--Kufarev equation. We then develop a Loewner theory for chains of universal covering maps. We characterize such chains in terms of domain families : continuity and monotonicity of are equivalent to kernel continuity and monotonicity of . We further show that the connectivity is a left-continuous nondecreasing function of . Building on these results, we formulate a Loewner theory on Fuchsian groups and obtain evolution equations for deck transformations. As an application, we study hyperbolic metrics and establish a formula for the logarithmic derivative of the hyperbolic density along the chain. Our results provide a unified framework linking classical Loewner theory, covering maps, and the geometry of hyperbolic domains.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1907.11987,
title = {Lowener Theory on Analytic Universal Covering Maps},
author = {Hiroshi Yanagihara},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.11987},
year = {2025}
}
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65 pages