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Conformal mapping refers to transformation from one complex plane to another such that the local angles and shapes of infinitesimally small figures are preserved. This special class of mapping is indispensable for solving physics and engineering problems that are expressed in terms of complex functions with inconvenient geometries. In this chapter we show that a problem can be drastically simplified by choosing an appropriate mapping, which allows us to evaluate the solution using elementary calculus.
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Shima, H., Nakayama, T. (2009). Conformal Mapping. In: Higher Mathematics for Physics and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/b138494_10
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