On an extremal problem for harmonic maps conformal at a point
Complex Variables
2026-05-12 v1
Abstract
Let denote the unit disc in . For a domain and a point , let denote the supremum of over all harmonic maps with whose differential at is conformal. If is a conformal diffeomorphism onto with , then . In a recent paper, the authors proved that equality holds when , and they asked whether equality can hold only when is a round disc. We give a negative answer by proving that, among bounded convex pointed domains and up to translations, rotations, and reflections, equality holds if and only if, after moving to the origin, where is a holomorphic map with and , where , , and . This family contains strongly convex examples which are not round discs.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.09576,
title = {On an extremal problem for harmonic maps conformal at a point},
author = {Franc Forstneric and David Kalaj},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.09576},
year = {2026}
}