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Computational Methods and Function Theory 1 (2001), No. 1, 155--163
Copyright Heldermann Verlag 2001

An Integral Representation Formula of the Schwarzian Derivative



Martin Chuaqui
mchuaqui@mat.puc.cl, Facultad de Matematicas, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile.

Christian Pommerenke
pommeren@math.tu-berlin.de, Technische Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Mathematik, 10623 Berlin, Germany.

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Let $f$ be a conformal map of the unit disk $\mathbb{D}$ onto a domain bounded by a curve $C$, which is of class $C^{3,\delta}$, except for a finite number of corners. In this paper we derive a representation formula of the Schwarzian derivative $Sf$, expressed in terms of the integral of the arclength derivative of the curvature of $C$ and a sum of polar terms corresponding to the vertices.

Keywords: Schwarzian derivative, curvature, smooth curve, corners.

MSC 2000: Primary 30E20, Secondary 30C20, 30C35.

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