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The classification theory of Riemann surfaces is generalized to Riemanniann-manifolds in the conformally invariant case. This leads to the study of the existence ofA-harmonic functions of typen with various properties and to an extension of the definition of the classical notions with inclusionsO G ⊂O HP ⊂O HB ⊂O HD . In the classical case the properness of the inclusions were proved rather late, in the 50's by Ahlfors and Tôki. Our main objective is to show that such inclusions are proper also in the generalized case.
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This research was supported in part by grants from the Academy of Finland and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF DMS 9003438).
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Holopainen, I., Rickman, S. Classification of Riemannian manifolds in nonlinear potential theory. Potential Anal 2, 37–66 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01047672
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