B1.11

Riemann Surfaces | Part II, 2002

(a) Define the notions of (abstract) Riemann surface, holomorphic map, and biholomorphic map between Riemann surfaces.

(b) Prove the following theorem on the local form of a holomorphic map.

For a holomorphic map f:RSf: R \rightarrow S between Riemann surfaces, which is not constant near a point rRr \in R, there exist neighbourhoods UU of rr in RR and VV of f(r)f(r) in SS, together with biholomorphic identifications ϕ:UΔ,ψ:VΔ\phi: U \rightarrow \Delta, \psi: V \rightarrow \Delta, such that (ψf)(x)=ϕ(x)n(\psi \circ f)(x)=\phi(x)^{n}, for all xUx \in U.

(c) Prove further that a non-constant holomorphic map between compact, connected Riemann surfaces is surjective.

(d) Deduce from (c) the fundamental theorem of algebra.

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