A GEOMETRIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF AUTOMORPHISM GROUPS

Title & Authors
A GEOMETRIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF AUTOMORPHISM GROUPS
Krantz, Steven G.;

Abstract
In this paper we study questions about automorphism groups of domains in $\small{{\mathbb{C}}^n}$, formulating the ideas entirely in terms of metric geometry. We also provide some applications.
Keywords
automorphism group;boundary orbit accumulation point;invariant metric;Kobayashi metric;
Language
English
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