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Biholomorphic Map


A biholomorphic map is a holomorphic map f:X->Y between complex manifolds that is a bijection and whose inverse function f^(-1):Y->X is also a holomorphic map. Two complex manifolds admitting such a map are biholomorphic. Biholomorphic maps preserve their complex structures (Huybrechts 2005).

For example, every invertible complex linear transformation of C^n is biholomorphic. In complex dimension one, a biholomorphic map is a one-to-one conformal mapping onto its image. The definition also applies in higher complex dimensions, where it requires holomorphicity of both the map and its inverse, rather than preservation of Euclidean angles.


See also

Complex Manifold, Conformal Mapping, Holomorphic Map, Inverse Function

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References

Huybrechts, D. Complex Geometry: An Introduction. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1007/b137952.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Biholomorphic Map." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BiholomorphicMap.html

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