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A Caratheodory theorem for the bidisk via Hilbert space methods

Complex Variables 2010-02-22 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

If \ph\ph is an analytic function bounded by 1 on the bidisk \D2\D^2 and τ\tb\tau\in\tb is a point at which \ph\ph has an angular gradient \ph(τ)\nabla\ph(\tau) then \ph(\la)\ph(τ)\nabla\ph(\la) \to \nabla\ph(\tau) as \laτ\la\to\tau nontangentially in \D2\D^2. This is an analog for the bidisk of a classical theorem of Carath\'eodory for the disk. For \ph\ph as above, if τ\tb\tau\in\tb is such that the lim inf\liminf of (1\ph(\la))/(1\la)(1-|\ph(\la)|)/(1-\|\la\|) as \laτ\la\to\tau is finite then the directional derivative D\de\ph(τ)D_{-\de}\ph(\tau) exists for all appropriate directions \de\C2\de\in\C^2. Moreover, one can associate with \ph\ph and τ\tau an analytic function hh in the Pick class such that the value of the directional derivative can be expressed in terms of hh.

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@article{arxiv.1002.3727,
  title  = {A Caratheodory theorem for the bidisk via Hilbert space methods},
  author = {Jim Agler and John E. McCarthy and Nicholas J. Young},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.3727},
  year   = {2010}
}
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