Opuscula Math. 45, no. 6 (2025), 807-817
https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2025.45.6.807
Opuscula Mathematica
The automorphism groups of domains and the Greene-Krantz conjecture
Abstract. We consider the subject of the automorphism groups of domains in complex space. In particular, we describe and discuss the noted Greene-Krantz conjecture.
Keywords: automorphism group, Greene-Krantz conjecture, boundary orbit accumulation point.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 30A99, 30F99, 32H02, 32H99, 32M17, 32M99.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0902-2014- Department of Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 63130
- Communicated by Vicenţiu D. Rădulescu.
- Received: 2025-10-26.
- Revised: 2025-11-14.
- Accepted: 2025-11-14.
- Published online: 2025-12-08.
