Covering domain
domain over
A pair (X,\pi), where X is an arcwise-connected Hausdorff space and \pi is a local homeomorphism, called a projection. Covering domains are encountered in the analytic continuation of holomorphic functions. For every analytic (possibly multivalent) function f in a domain D \subset \mathbf{C}^n there is a corresponding covering domain \tilde D with a projection \pi : \tilde D \rightarrow D, just as for every analytic function of one complex variable there is a corresponding Riemann surface; the function f is single-valued on \tilde D. Covering domains are also called Riemann domains.
References
[1] | B.V. Shabat, "Introduction of complex analysis" , 2 , Moscow (1976) (In Russian) |
Comments
A covering domain is sometimes called a manifold spread over \mathbf{C}^n. See also Domain of holomorphy; Riemannian domain; Holomorphic envelope.
References
[a1] | R.C. Gunning, H. Rossi, "Analytic functions of several complex variables" , Prentice-Hall (1965) pp. Chapt. 1, Section G |
[a2] | H. Grauert, R. Remmert, "Theory of Stein spaces" , Springer (1979) (Translated from German) |
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