Bieberbach conjecture

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The Bieberbach conjecture, now a theorem, is a landmark result in complex analysis that characterizes the size of Taylor coefficients of normalized univalent (injective) holomorphic functions on the unit disk.

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Bieberbach conjecture canonical 2
de Branges theorem 1

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instanceOf mathematical conjecture
mathematical theorem
result in complex analysis
alsoKnownAs de Branges theorem
assumes f is holomorphic on the open unit disk
f is injective on the open unit disk
f'(0)=1
f(0)=0
author Ludwig Bieberbach
concerns bounds on Taylor coefficients
normalized univalent holomorphic functions on the unit disk
conclusion For normalized univalent functions on the unit disk, the nth Taylor coefficient has modulus at most n
countryOfOrigin Germany
domain unit disk
equalityCase Koebe function k(z)=\frac{z}{(1-z)^2}
linked to: Koebe function

functions obtained from the Koebe function by rotation
extremalFunction Koebe function
rotations of the Koebe function
field complex analysis
geometric function theory
implies area theorems for univalent functions
distortion theorems for univalent functions
growth estimates for univalent functions
influenced development of geometric function theory in the 20th century
involves analytic functions normalized at the origin
coefficient inequalities
extremal problems in conformal mapping
mainSubject Taylor coefficients
univalent functions
methodOfProof Hilbert space of entire functions
Loewner chain method
namedAfter Ludwig Bieberbach
partialResultsBy Aurel Wintner
Charles Loewner
J. A. Jenkins
Ludwig Bieberbach
Menahem Schiffer
Paul Koebe
Y. Komatu
Zeev Nehari
provedBy Louis de Branges
relatedTo Koebe quarter theorem
Loewner differential equation
Schlicht functions
area theorem
univalent function theory
sharpness The bound |a_n| \le n is best possible
statement If f(z)=z+\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} a_n z^n is univalent on the unit disk, then |a_n| \le n for all n \ge 2
status proved
yearProposed 1916
yearProved 1984

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Koebe quarter theorem relatedTo Bieberbach conjecture
Bieberbach conjecture alsoKnownAs de Branges theorem
linked to: Bieberbach conjecture
distortion theorem relatedTo Bieberbach conjecture