On families of complex lines sufficient for holomorphic extension

It is shown that the set $ \mathfrak{L}_\Gamma $ of all complex lines passing through a germ of a generating manifold Γ is sufficient for any continuous function f defined on the boundary of a bounded domain D ? ? ⁿ with connected smooth boundary and having the holomorphic one-dimensional extension property along all lines from $ \mathfrak{L}_\Gamma $ to admit a holomorphic extension to D as a function of many complex variables.     

Propagation of boundary CR foliations and Morera type theorems for manifolds with attached analytic discs

We prove that homologically nontrivial generic smooth (2n−1)-parameter families of analytic discs in Cn, n?2, attached by their boundaries to a CR-manifold Ω, test CR-functions in the following sense: if a smooth function on Ω analytically extends into any analytic discs from the family, then the function satisfies tangential CR-equations on Ω. In particular, we give an answer (Theorem 1) to the following long standing open question, so called strip-problem, earlier solved only for special families (mainly for circles): given a smooth one-parameter family of Jordan curves in the plane and a function f admitting holomorphic extension inside each curve, must f be holomorphic on the union of the curves? We prove, for real-analytic functions and arbitrary generic real-analytic families of curves, that the answer is “yes,” if no point is surrounded by all curves from the family. The latter condition is essential. We generalize this result to characterization of complex curves in C² as real 2-manifolds admitting nontrivial families of attached analytic discs (Theorem 4). The main result implies fairly general Morera type characterization of CR-functions on hypersurfaces in C² in terms of holomorphic extensions into three-parameter families of attached analytic discs (Theorem 2). One of the applications is confirming, in real-analytic category, the Globevnik-Stout conjecture (Theorem 3) on boundary values of holomorphic functions. It is proved that a smooth function on the boundary of a smooth strictly convex domain in Cn extends holomorphically inside the domain if it extends holomorphically into complex lines tangent to a given strictly convex subdomain. The proofs are based on a universal approach, namely, on the reduction to a problem of propagation, from the boundary to the interior, of degeneracy of CR-foliations of solid torus type manifolds (Theorem 2.2).     

On meromorphic extendibility

Let D be a bounded domain in the complex plane whose boundary consists of finitely many pairwise disjoint real-analytic simple closed curves. Let f be an integrable function on bD. In the paper we show how to compute the candidates for poles of a meromorphic extension of f through D and thus reduce the question of meromorphic extendibility to the question of holomorphic extendibility. Let A(D) be the algebra of all continuous functions on which are holomorphic on D. We prove that a continuous function f on bD extends meromorphically through D if and only if there is an N∈N∪{0} such that the change of argument of Pf+Q along bD is bounded below by −2πN for all P,Q∈A(D) such that Pf+Q≠0 on bD. If this is the case then the meromorphic extension of f has at most N poles in D, counting multiplicity.     

Holomorphic extension of functions along finite families of complex straight lines in an <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-circular domain

We consider the continuous functions on the boundary of a bounded n-circular domain D in ?ⁿ, n > 1, which admit one-dimensional holomorphic extension along a family of complex straight lines passing through finitely many points of D. The question is addressed of the existence of a holomorphic extension of these functions to D.     

Boundary regularity for a family of overdetermined problems for the Helmholtz equation

If a nonconstant solution u of the Helmholtz equation exists on a bounded domain with u satisfying overdetermined boundary conditions (u and its normal derivative both required to be constant on the boundary), then under certain assumptions the boundary of the domain is proved to be real-analytic. Under weaker assumptions, if a real-analytic portion of the boundary has a real-analytic extension, then that extension must also be part of the boundary. Also, an explicit formula for u is given and a condition (which does not involve u) is given for a bounded domain to have such a solution u defined on it. Both of these last results involve acoustic single- and double-layer potentials.     

Minimal dimension families of complex lines sufficient for holomorphic extension of functions

We consider continuous functions given on the boundary of a bounded domain D in ℂ ⁿ , n > 1, with the one-dimensional holomorphic extension property along families of complex lines. We study the existence of holomorphic extensions of these functions to D depending on the dimension and location of the families of complex lines.     

Domains in complex surfaces with non-compact automorphism groups

Let X be an arbitrary complex surface and D a domain in X that has a non-compact group of holomorphic automorphisms. A characterization of those domains D that admit a smooth, weakly pseudoconvex, finite type boundary orbit accumulation point is obtained.     

Extension of holomorphic and pluriharmonic functions with thin singularities on parallel sections

The paper is of survey character. We present and discuss recent results concerning the extension of functions that admit holomorphic or plurisubharmonic extension in a fixed direction. These results are closely related to Hartogs’ fundamental theorem, which states that if a function f(z), z = (z ₁, z ₂, ..., z _z ), is holomorphic in a domain D ? ?ⁿ in each variable z _j , then it is holomorphic in D in the n-variable sense.     

Totally real discs in non-pseudoconvex boundaries

LetD be a relatively compact domain inC² with smooth connected boundary ?D. A compact setK??D is called removable if any continuous CR function defined on ?D/K admits a holomorphic extension toD. IfD is strictly pseudoconvex, a theorem of B. Jöricke states that any compactK contained in a smooth totally real discS??D is removable. In the present article we show that this theorem is true without any assumption on pseudoconvexity.     

Existence of dicritical singularities of Levi-flat hypersurfaces and holomorphic foliations

We study holomorphic foliations tangent to singular real-analytic Levi-flat hypersurfaces in compact complex manifolds of complex dimension two. We give some hypotheses to guarantee the existence of dicritical singularities of these objects. As consequence, we give some applications to holomorphic foliations tangent to real-analytic Levi-flat hypersurfaces with singularities in \(\mathbb {P}^2\).     

The Lindelöf principle in ℂ n

Let D be a bounded domain in ? ⁿ . A holomorphic function f: D → ? is called normal function if f satisfies a Lipschitz condition with respect to the Kobayashi metric on D and the spherical metric on the Riemann sphere ??. We formulate and prove a few Lindelöf principles in the function theory of several complex variables.     

The logarithm of the modulus of a holomorphic function as a minorant for a subharmonic function

For an arbitrary subharmonic function not identically equal to ?∞ in a domain D of the complex plane C, we prove the existence of a nonzero holomorphic function in D the logarithm of whose modulus is majorized by locally averaging a subharmonic function with logarithmic additions or even without them in the case D = C.     

On functions with one‐dimensional holomorphic extension property in circular domains

In this paper we consider continuous functions given on the boundary of a circular bounded domain D in , , and having the one‐dimensional holomorphic extension property along family of complex lines, passing through a finite number of points of D. We study the problem of existence of holomorphic extension of such functions into D.     

SOME PROPERTIES OF HOLOMORPHIC CLIFFORDIAN FUNCTIONS IN COMPLEX CLIFFORD ANALYSIS

In this article, we mainly develop the foundation of a new function theory of several complex variables with values in a complex Clifford algebra defined on some subdomains of Cn+1, so-called complex holomorphic Cliffordian functions. We define the complex holomorphic Cliffordian functions, study polynomial and singular solutions of the equation D△mf=0, obtain the integral representation formula for the complex holomorphic Cliffordian functions with values in a complex Clifford algebra defined on some submanifolds of Cn+1, deduce the Taylor expansion and the Laurent expansion for them and prove an invariance under an action of Lie group for them.     

On the Distribution of Zero Sets of Holomorphic Functions

Let M be a subharmonic function with Riesz measure ν _M in a domain D in the n-dimensional complex Euclidean space ? _n , and let f be a nonzero function that is holomorphic in D, vanishes on a set Z ? D, and satisfies |f| ? expM on D. Then restrictions on the growth of ν _M near the boundary of D imply certain restrictions on the dimensions or the area/volume of Z. We give a quantitative study of this phenomenon in the subharmonic framework.     

Holomorphic Minorants of Plurisubharmonic Functions

Let φ be a plurisubharmonic function on a pseudoconvex domain D in an n-dimensional complex space. We show that there exists a nonzero holomorphic function f on D such that some local mean value of φ with logarithmic additional terms majorizes log|f|. A similar problem is discussed for a locally integrable function on D in terms of balayage of positive measures.     

Unbounded domains in ℂ2 with non-compact automorphisms group

Let D be a domain in ?² such that the orbit of an internal point under the group Aut(D) of the holomorphic automorphisms of D accumulates to a smooth boundary point p. It is well known that if p is a strictly pseudoconvex point, such a local information forces D to be biholomorphic to the ball. We prove that if p is only weakly pseudoconvex of finite type, the domain D need not to be biholomorphic to a natural standard model. On the other end our results show that, under some convexity assumptions, D may be realized as a bounded domain with real analytic boundary except at most at one point.     

Factorisations of the Helmholtz Operator, Radó’s Theorem, and Clifford Analysis

Radó’s theorem for holomorphic functions asserts that if a continuous function is holomorphic on the complement of its zero locus, then it is holomorphic everywhere. We prove in this paper an equivalent theorem for functions lying in the kernel of a first order differential operator D{\mathcal{D}} such that the Helmholtz operator ∇²+λ can be factorized as the composition [^(D)]D{\widehat{\mathcal{D}}\mathcal{D}} . We also analyse the factorisations [^(D)]D{\widehat{\mathcal{D}}\mathcal{D}} of the Laplace and Helmholtz operators associated to the Clifford analysis and the representations of holomorphic function of several complex variables.     

Finite jet determination of CR mappings

We prove the following finite jet determination result for CR mappings: Given a smooth generic submanifold M⊂CN, N?2, that is essentially finite and of finite type at each of its points, for every point p∈M there exists an integer ?p, depending upper-semicontinuously on p, such that for every smooth generic submanifold M^′⊂CN of the same dimension as M, if are two germs of smooth finite CR mappings with the same ?p jet at p, then necessarily for all positive integers k. In the hypersurface case, this result provides several new unique jet determination properties for holomorphic mappings at the boundary in the real-analytic case; in particular, it provides the finite jet determination of arbitrary real-analytic CR mappings between real-analytic hypersurfaces in CN of D'Angelo finite type. It also yields a new boundary version of H. Cartan's uniqueness theorem: if Ω,Ω^′⊂CN are two bounded domains with smooth real-analytic boundary, then there exists an integer k, depending only on the boundary ∂Ω, such that if are two proper holomorphic mappings extending smoothly up to ∂Ω near some point p∈∂Ω and agreeing up to order k at p, then necessarily H₁=H₂.     

Products of multiplication composition and differentiation operators on weighted Bergman spaces

Let ψ be a holomorphic function on the open unit disk D and φ a holomorphic self-map of D. Let C_φ, M_ψ and D denote the composition, multiplication and differentiation operator, respectively. We consider linear operators induced by products of these operators on weighted Bergman spaces on D. The boundedness is established by using Carleson-type measures.