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The method of extremal length. (English) Zbl 0286.30014


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30C75 Extremal problems for conformal and quasiconformal mappings, other methods
30C85 Capacity and harmonic measure in the complex plane
30F30 Differentials on Riemann surfaces
30C35 General theory of conformal mappings
31A15 Potentials and capacity, harmonic measure, extremal length and related notions in two dimensions
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