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Teichmüller's extremal ring problem

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An algorithmic solution to Teichmüller's extremal ring problem is given.

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    Ville Heikkala

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Turku, FIN-20014, Finland

    Matti Vuorinen

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Heikkala, V., Vuorinen, M. Teichmüller's extremal ring problem. Math. Z. 254, 509–529 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00209-006-0954-6

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