A Schwarz--Christoffel strip with two logarithmic ends #
Two distinct real prevertices, each of exponent -1, give a conformal map onto a
strip. For a 0 < a 1, the logarithm of (z - a 1) / (z - a 0) is an affine image
of the normalized Schwarz--Christoffel primitive. It maps the upper half-plane
bijectively onto the strip 0 < im w < π.
Both finite prevertices represent ends at infinity; the parameter at infinity represents a regular boundary point. Thus this is a polygon with two ends, rather than the one-ended Jordan-curve situation. The image theorem imposes no boundary simplicity or boundary-avoidance assumption.
References #
- L. Ahlfors, Complex Analysis, Chapter 6, Section 2.
- T. Driscoll and L. Trefethen, Schwarz--Christoffel Mapping, Chapter 2.
The explicit Schwarz--Christoffel formula for a strip. Two distinct prevertices
of exponent -1 give the principal logarithm of their fractional-linear ratio, after
scaling by their separation and translating by the value at the base point.
The Schwarz--Christoffel map onto a strip with two logarithmic ends.
The affine image of the normalized primitive for two ordered prevertices, both of
exponent -1, is a bijection onto the entire strip of height π.
Every horizontal strip has a two-ended Schwarz--Christoffel representation.
For any two distinct real prevertices and any base point, an affine image of their
normalized primitive with exponents -1 maps the upper half-plane bijectively onto
any prescribed nonempty horizontal strip. The multiplicative constant is nonzero.