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An extension theorem for holomorphic mappings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. C. Wood
Affiliation:
University of Leeds

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Let X, Y be complex manifolds with smooth (C) boundaries ∂X, ∂Y. We give conditions which ensure that a smooth map Φ: ∂X → ∂Y has an extension to a holomorphic map XY. Let J denote the complex structure on X. We say that Φ satisfies the ‘tangential Cauchy-Riemann equation ∂¯bΦ = 0’if the differential dΦ restricted to the complex subspace Tp(∂X) ∩ JTp(∂X) of the tangent space Tp(∂X) is complex linear at all points p ∈ ∂X. Clearly this is a necessary condition for the existence of a holomorphic extension. A further necessary condition is that there exists no topological obstruction to extension, hence we assume that a smooth extension φ: XY is given and we shall look for a holomorphic map f: XY with the same boundary values.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1980

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