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Numerical conformal mapping

Complex Variables 2025-07-22 v1

Abstract

Conformal mapping may be the best-known topic in complex analysis. Any simply connected nonempty domain Ω\Omega in the complex plane C{{\mathbb{C}}} (assuming ΩC\Omega\ne {{\mathbb{C}}}) can be mapped bijectively to the unit disk by an analytic function with nonvanishing derivative, as in Figure 1. If Ω\Omega is doubly-connected, it can be mapped to a circular annulus 1<z<R1<|z|<R for some RR, called the conformal modulus, which is uniquely determined by Ω\Omega, as in Figure 2. If Ω\Omega has connectivity higher than 22, it can be mapped onto various canonical domains such as a disk with exclusions in the form of slits or smaller disks, as in Figure 3.

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@article{arxiv.2507.14872,
  title  = {Numerical conformal mapping},
  author = {Lloyd N. Trefethen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.14872},
  year   = {2025}
}