On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions

We prove the following theorem. Let U be a pseudo-harmonic function on a surface M². For a real valued continuous function V : M² → R to be a conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U on M² it is necessary and sufficient that V is open on level sets of U.

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fulltext Çáiðíèê ïðàöüIí-òó ìàòåìàòèêè ÍÀÍ Óêðà¨íè2009, ò.6, �2, 505-517UDC 517.54, 517.57Yevgen PolulyakhInstitute of mathemati s of NAS of UkraineE-mail: polulyah�imath.kiev.uaOn onjugate pseudo-harmoni fun tions We prove the following theorem. Let U be a pseudo-harmonic function on a surface M2. For a real valued continuous function V : M2 → R to be a conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U on M2 it is necessary and sufficient that V is open on level sets of U . Keywords: a pseudo-harmonic function, a conjugate, a surface, an interior transformation Let M2 be a surface, i.e. a 2-dimensional and separable mani- fold, U : M2 → R be a real-valued function on M2. Denote also by D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 |x2 + y2 < 1} the open unit disk in the plane. Definition 1 (see [1,2]). A function U is called pseudo-harmonic in a point p ∈ M2 if there exist a neighbourhood N of p on M2 and a homeomorphism T : D → N such that T (0, 0) = p and a function u = U ◦ T : D → R2 is harmonic and not identically constant. A neighbourhood N is called simple neighbourhood of p. We can even choose N and T from previous definition to comply with the equality u(z) = U ◦ T (z) = Re zn + U(p) , z = x+ iy ∈ D , for a certain n = n(p) ∈ N (see [2]). c© Yevgen Polulyakh, 2009 506 Yevgen Polulyakh Definition 2 (see [1,2]). A function U is called pseudo-harmonic on M2 if it is pseudo-harmonic in each point p ∈M2. Let U : M2 → R be a pseudo-harmonic function on M2 and V : M2 → R be a real valued function. Definition 3 (see [1]). A function V is called a conjugate pseudo- harmonic function of U in a point p ∈ M2 if there exist a neigh- bourhood N of p on M2 and a homeomorphism T : D → N such that T (0, 0) = p and u = U ◦ T : D → R2 and v = V ◦ T : D → R2 are conjugate harmonic functions. We can choose N and T from previous definition in such way that u(z) = U ◦ T (z) = Re zn + U(p) , v(z) = V ◦ T (z) = Im zn + V (p) , z = x+ iy ∈ D , for a certain n = n(p) ∈ N (see [2]). Definition 4 (see [1]). A function V is called a conjugate pseudo- harmonic function of U on M2 if it is a conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U in every p ∈M2. Definition 5. Let U and V be continuous real valued functions on a surface M2. We say that V is open on level sets of U if for every c ∈ U(M2) a mapping V |U−1(c) : U−1(c) → R is open on the space U−1(c) in the topology induced from M2. Theorem 1. Let U be a pseudo-harmonic function on M2. For a real valued continuous function V : M2 → R to be a conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U on M2 it is necessary and suffi- cient that V is open on level sets of U . Let us remind following definition. On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions 507 Definition 6 (see [3]). A mapping G : M2 1 → M2 2 of a surface M2 1 to a surface M2 2 is called interior if it complies with conditions: 1) G is open, i. e. an image of any open subset of M2 1 is open in M2 2 ; 2) for every p ∈M2 2 its full preimage G−1(p) does not contain any nondegenerate continuum (closed connected subset of M2 1 ). In order to prove theorem 1 we need following Lemma 1. Let U be a pseudo-harmonic function on M2. Let a real valued continuous function V be open on level sets of U . Then the mapping F : M2 → C, F (p) = U(p) + iV (p) , p ∈M2 is interior. First we will verify one auxiliary statement. Denote I = [0, 1], I̊ = (0, 1) = I \ {0, 1}. Proposition 1. In the condition of Lemma 1 the following state- ment holds true. Let γ : I →M2 be a simple continuous curve and γ(I) ⊆ U−1(c) for a certain c ∈ R. If the set γ(I̊) is open in U−1(c) in the topology induced from M2, then the function V ◦ γ : I → R is strictly monotone. Proof. Suppose that contrary to the statement of Proposition the equality V ◦γ(τ1) = V ◦γ(τ2) is valid for certain τ1, τ2 ∈ I, τ1 < τ2. Since the function V ◦ γ is continuous and a set [τ1, τ2] is com- pact, then following values d1 = min t∈[τ1,τ2] V ◦ γ(t) , d2 = max t∈[τ1,τ2] V ◦ γ(t) , are well defined. Let us fix s1, s2 ∈ [τ1, τ2] such that di = V ◦γ(si), i = 1, 2. 508 Yevgen Polulyakh We designate W = (τ1, τ2). It is obviously the open subset of I̊. Let us consider first the case d1 = d2. It is clear that [τ1, τ2] ⊆ (V ◦ γ)−1(d1) in this case. So the open subset γ(W ) of the level set U−1(c) is mapped by V onto a one-point set {d1} which is not open in R and V is not open on level sets of U . Assume now that d1 6= d2. Since V ◦ γ(τ1) = V ◦ γ(τ2) due to our previous supposition, then either s1 or s2 is contained in W . Let s1 ∈ W (the case s2 ∈ W is considered similarly). Then V ◦ γ(W ) ⊆ [d1,+∞) and the open subset γ(W ) of the level set U−1(c) can not be mapped by V to an open subset of R since its image containes the frontier point d1 = V ◦ γ(s1). So, in this case V is not open on level sets of U . The contradiction obtained shows that our initial supposition is false and the function V ◦ γ is strictly monotone on I. � Proof of Lemma 1. Let p ∈M2 and Q be an open neighbourhood of p. We are going to show that the set F (Q) containes a neigbour- hood of F (p). At the same time we shall show that p is an isolated point of a level set F−1(F (p)). Without loss of generality we can assume that U(p) = V (p) = 0. Let N be a simple neighbourhood of p and T : D → N be a homeomorphism such that for a certain n ∈ N the folloving equal- ity holds true u(z) = U ◦T (z) = Re zn, z ∈ D (see Definition 1 and the subsequent remark). It is clear that without losing generality we can regard that N is small enough to be contained in Q. Observe that for an arbitrary level set Γ of U an intersection Γ ∩ T (D) = Γ ∩ N is open in Γ. Consequently, since T is home- omorphism then a mapping v = V ◦ T : D → R is open on level sets of u = U ◦ T : D → R (see Definition 5). Let us consider two possibilities. Case 1. Zero is a regular point of the smooth function u = U ◦ T , i. e. n = 1 and u(z) = Re z, z ∈ D. On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions 509 In this case u−1(u(0)) = u−1(U(p)) = T−1(U−1(U(p))) = {0} × (−1, 1). According to Proposition 1 the function v is strictly monotone on every segment which is contained in this interval, so it is strictly monotone on {0} × (−1, 1). Consequently, for points z1 = 0− i/2 and z2 = 0+i/2 the following inequality holds true v(z1)·v(z2) < 0. Let us note that from previous it follows that V is monotone on the arc β = T ({0} × (−1, 1)) = U−1(U(p)) ∩ N . And since F−1(F (p))∩N ⊂ β then F−1(F (p))∩N = {p} and p is an isolated point of its level set F−1(F (p)). Let d1 = v(z1) < 0 and d2 = v(z2) > 0 (The case d1 > 0 and d2 < 0 is considered similarly). Denote ε = 1 2 min(|d1|, |d2|) > 0 . Function v is continuous, so there exists δ > 0 such that following implications are fulfilled |z − z1| < δ ⇒ |v(z) − d1| < ε , |z − z2| < δ ⇒ |v(z) − d2| < ε . Let us examine a neighbourhood W = (−δ, δ) × (−1/2, 1/2) of 0, which is depicted on Figure 13. It can be easily seen that for every x ∈ (−δ, δ) following relations are valid u(x+ iy) = x , y ∈ (−ε, ε) , v(x− i/2) < v(z1) + ε < −2ε+ ε = −ε , v(x+ i/2) > v(z2) − ε > 2ε− ε = ε . From two last lines and from the continuity of v on a segment {x} × [−1/2, 1/2] it follows that v({x} × [−1/2, 1/2]) ⊇ (−ε, ε). Therefore F ◦ T ({x} × [−1/2, 1/2]) ⊇ {x} × (−ε, ε) , x ∈ (−δ, δ) . Since T (W ) ⊆ N ⊆ Q by the choise of N , then 0 = F (p) ∈ (−δ, δ) × (−ε, ε) ⊆ F ◦ T (W ) ⊆ F (Q) . 510 Yevgen Polulyakh Figure 13 Case 2. Zero is a saddle point of u = U ◦T , i. e. u(z) = Re zn, z ∈ D for a certain n > 1. In this case u−1(u(0)) = T−1(U−1(U(p))) = {0} ∪ 2n−1⋃ k=0 γk , where γk = {z ∈ D | z = a · exp(πi(k − 1/2)/n), a ∈ (0, 1)}, k = 1, . . . , 2n − 1. As above, applying Proposition 1 we conclude that function v = V ◦ T is strictly monotone on each arc γk, k = 1, . . . , 2n − 1. Since v is continuous and 0 is a boundary point for each γk, then v(z) 6= v(0) for all z ∈ ⋃ k γk. Therefore, 0 = (F ◦ T )−1(F ◦ T (0)) and F−1(F (p)) ∩ N = {p}, i. e. p is the isolated point if its level set F−1(F (p). On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions 511 Let us designate by Rk = { z ∈ D ∣∣ z = aeiϕ, a ∈ [0, 1), ϕ ∈ [ π(k−1/2) 2 , π(k+1/2) 2 ]} , k = 0, . . . , 2n − 1 sectors on which disk D is divided by the level set u−1(u(0)). We also denote Dl = {z ∈ D | Re z ≤ 0} , Dr = {z ∈ D | Re z ≥ 0} . Consider map Φ : D → D given by the formula Φ(z) = zn, z ∈ D. It is easy to see that for every k ∈ {0, . . . , 2n−1} depending on its parity sector Rk is mapped homeomorphically by Φ either onto Dl or onto Dr. Let a mapping Φk : Rk → Dr is given by relation Φk = { Φ|Rk , if k = 2m, Inv ◦ Φ|Rk , if k = 2m+ 1 , k = 0, . . . , 2n− 1 , where Inv : D → D is defined by formula Inv(z) = −z, z ∈ D. Evidently, all Φk are homeomorphisms. We consider now inverse mappings ϕk = Φ−1 k : Dr → D, k = 0, . . . , 2n − 1. By construction all of these mappings are embeddings. Moreover, it is easy to see that uk(z) = u ◦ ϕk(z) = { Re z , when k = 2m, −Re z , when k = 2m+ 1 . Let us fix k ∈ {0, . . . , 2n− 1}. It is clear that ϕk homeomorphi- cally maps a domain D̊r = {z ∈ D | Re z > 0} onto a domain R̊k = { z ∈ D ∣∣ z = aeiϕ, a ∈ (0, 1), ϕ ∈ ( π(k−1/2) 2 , π(k+1/2) 2 )} , so with the help of argument similar to the observation preceding to case 1 we conclude that the mapping v̊k = v ◦ ϕk|D̊r : D̊r → R 512 Yevgen Polulyakh is open on level sets of the function ůk = u ◦ ϕk|D̊r : D̊r → R. As above, applying Proposition 1 we conclude that function v̊k is strictly monotone on each arc αc = ů−1 k (̊uk(c+ 0i)) = {z ∈ D̊r | Re z = c} , c ∈ (0, 1) . We already know that the function v is strictly monotone on the arcs γk and γs, where s ≡ k+1 (mod 2n). Therefore the function vk = v ◦ ϕk : Dr → R is strictly monotone on the arcs α− = ϕ−1 k (γk) = {z ∈ Dr | Re z = 0 and Im z < 0} , α+ = ϕ−1 k (γs) = {z ∈ Dr | Re z = 0 and Im z > 0} . Let us verify that vk is strictly monotone on the arc α0 = α− ∪ {0} ∪ α+ = u−1 k (uk(0)) = {z ∈ Dr | Re z = 0} . Since vk(0) = v(0) = V (p) = 0 according to our initial assump- tions and 0 is the boundary point both for α− and α+, then vk is of fixed sign on each of these two arcs. So we have two possibilities: • either vk has the same sign on α− and α+, then vk|α0 has a local extremum in 0; • or vk has different signs on α− and α+, then vk is strictly monotone on α0. Suppose that vk has the same sign on α− and α+. We will assume that vk is negative both on α− and α+. The case when vk is positive on α− and α+ is considered similarly. Denote z1 = 0 − i/2 ∈ α−, z2 = 0 + i/2 ∈ α+. Let ε̂ = 1 2 min(|vk(z1)|, |vk(z2)|) > 0 . From the continuity of vk it follows that there exists δ̂ > 0 to comply with the following implications (1) |z − z1| < δ̂ ⇒ |vk(z) − vk(z1)| < ε̂ , |z − z2| < δ̂ ⇒ |vk(z) − vk(z2)| < ε̂ , |z| = |z − 0| < δ̂ ⇒ |vk(z) − vk(0)| = |vk(z)| < ε̂ . On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions 513 Let c ∈ (0, δ̂). Then the point w0 = c + i0 is situated on the curve αc between points w1 = c− i/2 and w2 = c+ i/2. It follows from (1) that vk(w1) < −ε̂, vk(w2) < −ε̂ and vk(w0) ∈ (−ε̂, 0). But these three correlations can not hold true simultaneously since vk is strictly monotone on αc as we already know. The contradiction obtained shows us that vk has different signs on α− and α+. So, vk is strictly monotone on α0. Now, repeating argument from case 1 we find such εk > 0 and δk > 0 that the set Ŵk = [0, δk) × ( −1 2 , 1 2 ) meets the relations (2) F ◦ T ◦ ϕk(Ŵk) ⊇ [0, δk) × (−εk, εk) , if k = 2m, F ◦ T ◦ ϕk(Ŵk) ⊇ (−δk, 0] × (−εk, εk) , if k = 2m+ 1 . Let us denote Wk = ϕk(Ŵk), W = 2n−1⋃ k=0 Wk , δ = min k=0,...,2n−1 δk > 0 , ε = min k=0,...,2n−1 εk > 0 . Figure 14 514 Yevgen Polulyakh It is easy to show that W is an open neighbourhood of 0 in D. From (2) and from our initial assumptions it follows that F (Q) ⊇ F (N) ⊇ F ◦ T (W ) ⊇ (−δ, δ) × (−ε, ε) . So, we have proved that for an arbitrary point p ∈ M2 and its open neighbourhood Q a set F (Q) contains a neigbourhood of F (p). Hence the mapping F : M2 → C is open. At the same time we have shown that an arbitrary p ∈ M2 is an isolated point of its level set F−1(F (p)). It is easy to see now that any level set F−1(F (p)) can not contain a nondegenerate continuum. Consequently, the map F is interior. � Proof of Theorem 1. Necessity. Let U, V : M2 → R be conjugate pseudoharmonic functions on M2 (see Definitions 3 and 4). Obviously, V is continuous onM2. Suppose that contrary to the statement of Theorem there exists such c ∈ R that V is not open on the level set Γc = U−1(c) ⊂ M2, i. e. a map Vc = V |Γc : Γc → R is not open on Γc in the topology induced from M2. Let us verify that Vc has a local extremum in some p ∈ Γc. Note that the space Γc is locally arcwise connected, i. e. for every point a ∈ Γc and its open neighbourhood Q there exists a neighbourhood Q̂ ⊆ Q of a such that every two points b1, b2 ∈ Q̂ can be connected by a continuous curve in Q. This is a straight- forward corollary of the remark subsequent to Definition 1. Since the map Vc is not open by our supposition, then there exists an open subset O of Γc such that its image R = Vc(O) is not open in R. Therefore there is a point d ∈ R \ IntR. Fix p ∈ V −1 c (d) ∩O. Let us show that p is a point of local extremum of Vc. Fix a neighbourhood Ô ⊆ O of p such that every two points b1, b2 ∈ Ô can be connected by a continuous curve βb1,b2 : I → Γc which meets relations β(0) = b1, β(1) = b2 and β(I) ⊆ O. It is clear that an image of a path-connected set under a continuous mapping is On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions 515 path-connected, therefore following inclusions are valid ( Vc(b1), Vc(b2) ) ⊂ Vc(I) if Vc(b1) < Vc(b2) ,( Vc(b2), Vc(b1) ) ⊂ Vc(I) if Vc(b2) > Vc(b1) . Evidently, p is not an interior point of Vc(Ô) since it is not the interior point of Vc(O) by construction and Vc(Ô) ⊆ Vc(O). Then there does not exist a pair of points b1, b2 ∈ Ô such that Vc(b1) < Vc(p) < Vc(b2) and either V (b) ≤ V (p) for all b ∈ Ô or V (b) ≥ V (p) for all b ∈ Ô, i. e. p is the point of local extremum of Vc. Now, since V is the conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U in the point p (see Definition 3), we can take by definition a neigh- bourhood N of p in M2 and a homeomorphism T : D → N such that a map f : D → C f(z) = u(z) + iv(z) , z ∈ D is holomorphic on D. Here u = U ◦ T : D → R and v = V ◦ T : D → R. It is clear that without loss of generality we can choose N so small that either V (b) = Vc(b) ≤ Vc(p) = V (p) for every b ∈ N∩Γc or V (b) ≥ V (p) for all b ∈ N ∩ Γc. Let for definiteness p is the local maximum of Vc and V (b) ≤ V (p) for every b ∈ N ∩Γc. The case when p is the local minimum of Vc is considered similarly. On one hand it follows from what we said above that ( {U(p)} × (V (p),+∞) ) ∩ f(D) = ∅ 516 Yevgen Polulyakh since u−1(U(p)) = T−1(Γc ∩ N) and v(z) = V (T (z)) ≤ V (p) for all z ∈ T−1(Γc ∩N) by construction. Therefore a point U(p) + iV (p) = f(T−1(p)) is not the interior point of a set f(D). On the other hand it is known that the holomorphic map f is open, so the point f(T−1(p)) must be the interior point of the domain f(D). The contradiction obtained shows that our initial assumption is false and V is open on level sets of U . Sufficiency. Let U be a pseudo-harmonic function on M2 and a continuous function V : M2 → R be open on level sets of U . From Lemma 1 it follows that the mapping F : M2 → C, F (p) = U(p) + iV (p), p ∈M2 is interior. Let p ∈M2 and N is a simple neighbourhood of p in M2. Then there exists a homeomorphism T : D → N . It is straightforward that for the open set N a mapping FN = F |N : N → C is in- terior and its composition FN ◦ T = F ◦ T : D → C with the homeomorfism T is also an interior mapping. Now from Stoilov theorem it follows that there exists a complex structure on D such that the mapping F ◦T is holomorphic in this complex structure (see [3]). But from the uniformization theorem (see [4]) it follows that a simple-connected domain has a unique complex structure. So the mapping F ◦ T is holomorphic on D in the standard complex structure. Thus the functions u = Re(F ◦ T ) = U ◦ T and v = Im(F ◦ T ) = V ◦ T are conjugate harmonic functions on D. Consequently, V is a conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U in the point p. From arbitrariness in the choise of p ∈ M2 it follows that V is a conjugate pseudo-harmonic function of U on M2. � On conjugate pseudo-harmonic functions 517 Corollary 1. Let U, V : M2 → R be conjugate pseudoharmonic functions on M2. Then there exists a complex structure on M2 with respect to which U and V are conjugate harmonic functions on M2. Proof. This statement follows from Theorem 1, Lemma 1 and the Stoilov theorem which says that there exists a complex structure on M2 such that the interior mapping F (p) = U(p) + iV (p), p ∈ M2 is holomorphic in this complex structure (see [3]). � References [1] Tôki Y., A topological characterization of pseudo-harmonic functions, Os- aka Math. Journ. — 1951 — V.3, N 1. — P. 101–122. [2] Morse M., Topological methods in the theory of functions of a complex variable. — Princeton, 1947. [3] Ñ. Ñòîèëîâ, Ëåêöèè î òîïîëîãè÷åñêèõ ïðíöèïàõ òåîðèè àíàëèòè-÷åñêèõ �óíêöèé. � Ì.: Íàóêà, 1964. � 228 ñ. 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