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Geometric Properties of Boundary Orbit Accumulation Points

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The Mathematical Legacy of Leon Ehrenpreis

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We study the automorphism group action on a bounded domain in ℂn. In particular, we consider boundary orbit accumulation points, and what geometric properties they must have. These properties are formulated in the language of Levi geometry.

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The author is supported in part by the National Science Foundation and by the Dean of the Graduate School at Washington University.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA

    Steven G. Krantz

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, Via Bonardi 9, Milano, 20133, Italy

    Irene Sabadini

  2. Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, University Dr. 1, Orange, 92868, California, USA

    Daniele C Struppa

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Krantz, S.G. (2012). Geometric Properties of Boundary Orbit Accumulation Points. In: Sabadini, I., Struppa, D. (eds) The Mathematical Legacy of Leon Ehrenpreis. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics, vol 16. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1947-8_10

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