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A Brody theorem for orbifolds

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We study the Kobayashi pseudodistance for orbifolds, proving an orbifold version of Brody’s theorem and classifying which one-dimensional orbifolds are hyperbolic.

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Campana, F., Winkelmann, J. A Brody theorem for orbifolds. manuscripta math. 128, 195–212 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-008-0231-6

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