Caratheodory boundary extension theorem

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Caratheodory boundary extension theorem by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
For a bounded simply connected domain and a conformal bijection , extends continuously to the closed disc if and only if is a locally connected space. A Jordan boundary gives a homeomorphism of closed discs, but local connectedness alone need not give injectivity on the boundary: a slit has two boundary approaches. The same statement applies on the sphere to unbounded domains after a suitable change of coordinates. This boundary theorem is different from the Caratheodory extension theorem for measures.

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